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Population (year 2000): 5,436. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,309 (-2.3% change)
 

Males: 2,657  (48.9%)
Females: 2,779  (51.1%)

Cape May County

Median resident age:  35.5 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08260.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,800 (it was $23,981 in 2000)
Wildwood  $29,800
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $185,800 (it was $84,000 in 2000)
Wildwood  $185,800
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Wildwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.5%)
  • Hispanic (17.6%)
  • Black (16.6%)
  • Other race (8.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
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Ancestries: Irish (22.0%), Italian (15.3%), German (11.8%), English (5.7%), Polish (4.1%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1912

Elevation: 8 feet

Land area: 1.29 square miles.

Population density: 4080 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wildwood

  • High school or higher: 66.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 21.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wildwood city

  • Never married: 31.2%
  • Now married: 42.6%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

251 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

This city:  4.6%
New Jersey:  17.5%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Wildwood, New Jersey in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wildwood to the number of sex offenders is 1053 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wildwood:  3.0% ($2,496)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (36.5 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (73.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Wildwood borough, NJ (0.8 miles ), North Wildwood, NJ (1.7 miles ), Wildwood Crest borough, NJ (1.7 miles ), Diamond Beach, NJ (3.0 miles ), Whitesboro-Burleigh, NJ (4.4 miles ), Rio Grande, NJ (4.4 miles ), Erma, NJ (4.8 miles ), Stone Harbor borough, NJ (5.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $48,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $45,700
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $40,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $24,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $110,000
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $56,600
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $56,600
  • 2004: 48 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2005: 46 buildings, average cost: $72,800
  • 2006: 61 buildings, average cost: $117,200
  • 2007: 25 buildings, average cost: $241,900

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Latitude: 38.99 N, Longitude: 74.82 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +979 (+18.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 714 (35.7%)


People in group quarters in Wildwood
  • 52 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 609

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Population change in the 1990s: +898 (+19.8%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (15%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Wildwood by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 001110
    per 100,000 0.00.018.818.919.10.0
Rapes 1175344
    per 100,000 200.7126.194.256.676.675.5
Robberies 503528303135
    per 100,000 912.2630.6527.4566.4593.6661.0
Assaults 705645463939
    per 100,000 1277.11009.0847.6868.4746.8736.5
Burglaries 169185138136142110
    per 100,000 3083.43333.32599.42567.52719.32077.4
Thefts 508458386474366314
    per 100,000 9268.48252.37270.78948.57008.85930.1
Auto thefts 273428223325
    per 100,000 492.6612.6527.4415.3631.9472.1
Arson 190002
    per 100,000 18.2162.20.00.00.037.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 1315.61104.3955.7997.5948.3826.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 58 (46 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  8.74
US city average:  3.00

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Wildwood-area historical tornado activity is below New Jersey state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/27/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Wildwood city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1956, a category 2 tornado 18.1 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wildwood:
  • BURDETE TOMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ)
  • SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SOMERS POINT, NJ)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; LEWES, DE)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wildwood:
  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
  • DOVER AFB (about 45 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 66 miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wildwood:
  • CAPE MAY COUNTY (about 6 miles; WILDWOOD, NJ; ID: WWD)
  • WOODBINE MUNI (about 16 miles; WOODBINE, NJ; ID: 1N4)
  • OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 24 miles; OCEAN CITY, NJ; ID: 26N)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wildwood:
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 39 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 44 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; FT enrollment: 2,053)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,662)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
Public high school in Wildwood:
Public elementary/middle schools in Wildwood:
Private elementary/middle school in Wildwood:
  • ST ANN REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 328; Location: 2901 NEW JERSEY AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Wildwood:
  • WILDWOOD CREST (Operating income: $114,522; Location: 6301 OCEAN AVENUE; 21,762 books; 609 audio materials; 674 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attractions: George F Boyer Historical Museum (3907 Pacific Avenue), Splash Zone Waterpark (Water Parks & Slides; Schellenger Avenue & Boardwalk), Seaport Aquarium Inc n (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3400 Boardwalk), Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Cape May County Airp), Castle Casino Arcade (Amusement & Theme Parks; Bennett Avenue & Bor), Indoor Entertainment of NJ (Amusement & Theme Parks; 5301 Ocean Avenue), Mariners Arcade (Amusement & Theme Parks; Schellenger & Boardw), Ed's Funcade II (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2216 Boardwalk), Ed's Funcade I (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2216 Boardwalk).

Hotels: Isle Of Palms (3200 Atlantic Avenue), Lurae Motel (7th Avenue & Surf Avenue), Key West Hotel (310 East Garfield Av), Beach Crest Condominiums (Morning Glory Road & Ouest), Alps Motel (Primrose Road & Seavie), Condor Motel and Apartments (16th Avenue), Cypress Inn (303 East Andrews Avenue), Newport Motel (Rio Grande & Ocean Avenue), Brigadoon Motel (1605 Ocean Avenue).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  54.6%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  26.4%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Wildwood compared to New Jersey state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Wildwood (2007 data):
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Administrative Offices Center Branch at 3200 Pacific Avenue, branch established on 1980-12-08; North Wildwood Branch at 1310 New Jersey Avenue, branch established on 1960-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Commerce Bank, National Association: Wildwood Branch at 340 West Rio Grande Avenue, branch established on 2005-05-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41,170.0 mil, Deposits: $37,207.7 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 370 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
  • Cape Savings Bank: Wildwood Branch at 3101 New Jersey Avenue, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-04: Bank assets: $609.8 mil, Deposits: $437.0 mil, headquarters in Cape May Court House, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
  • Crest Savings Bank: at 3301 Pacific Avenue, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $314.5 mil, Deposits: $252.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 20$48,741$29,2450$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 15$56,014$44,8110$0


Wildwood government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,058,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $4,717,000
    All Other: $461,000
    Housing & Community Development: $456,000
    Parking Facilities: $167,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $1,988,000
    General Public Buildings: $658,000
    Parks & Recreation: $352,000
    Regular Highways: $306,000
    Sewerage: $131,000
    Housing & Community Development: $69,000
    General: $8,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $5,542,000
    Sewerage: $4,071,000
    Police Protection: $4,000,000
    Water Utilities: $3,952,000
    Fire Protection: $1,381,000
    Financial Administration: $1,031,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,020,000
    Regular Highways: $899,000
    Solid Waste Management: $851,000
    Parks & Recreation: $821,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $542,000
    Health Services - Other: $289,000
    General Public Buildings: $199,000
    Central Staff Services: $190,000
    Parking Facilities: $57,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $27,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $574,000
    All Other: $464,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $168,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $54,000
    General: $36,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Housing & Community Development: $16,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $145,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,021,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,800,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $8,320,000
    Water Utilities: $1,770,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,690,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $5,511,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $430,000
    Water Utilities: $280,000
  • Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $1,201,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $848,000
    Rents: $390,000
    Interest Earnings: $89,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $373,000
    Fire Protection: $94,000
    Police Protection: $86,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,426,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,461,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $7,507,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $3,363,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $22,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,578,000
    All Other: $916,000
    Highways: $130,000
    Health & Hospitals: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,725,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,546,000
    NEC: $968,000
    Public Utilities: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $10,875,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $262,000

5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.80%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Cape May County:  0.10%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Atlantic County, NJ  0.85% ($46,122 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.55% ($57,876)
from Camden County, NJ  0.42% ($68,377)


6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.64%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($352 average AGI)
Cape May County:  0.07%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Atlantic County, NJ  1.52% ($54,812 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NJ  0.44% ($49,600)
to Camden County, NJ  0.32% ($47,339)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wildwood:
  • WCMC (1230 AM; 1 kW; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WIBG (1020 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OCEAN CITY/SOMERS PO, NJ; Owner: ENRICO S. BRANCADORA)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wildwood:
  • WCZT (98.7 FM; VILLAS, NJ; Owner: WZK, LLC)
  • WBNJ (93.1 FM; WILDWOOD CREST, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WWCJ (89.1 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WDOX (106.7 FM; NORTH CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WJNN, INC.)
  • WNJZ (90.3 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WZXL (100.7 FM; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WGBZ (105.5 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WWZK (94.3 FM; AVALON, NJ; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WIXM (97.3 FM; MILLVILLE, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY II LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WTKU (98.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WKOE (106.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: OCEAN COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WJSE (102.7 FM; PETERSBURG, NJ; Owner: PARINELLO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WRTQ (91.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: TEMPLE U. OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • W222AL (92.3 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wildwood:
  • W05AX (Channel 5; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WILDWOOD FIVE TELEVISION)
  • WMGM-TV (Channel 40; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)

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