Wildwood, Texas

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Population in 2010: 1,235.
Males: 451  (36.6%)
Females: 784  (63.4%)
Median resident age:

42.4 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years

Zip codes: 77663.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $65,854
Wildwood:

$65,854
TX:

$72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,642

Wildwood CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $259,200
Wildwood:

$259,200
TX:

$275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $251,479; detached houses: $250,171
March 2022 cost of living index in Wildwood: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 4.5%

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Ancestries: French (84.8%), German (15.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Beaumont, TX (36.4 miles , pop. 113,866).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Southeast Montgomery, TX (59.3 miles , pop. 208,076).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (77.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities:

Warren, TX (2.2 miles ),
Ivanhoe North, TX (3.3 miles ),
Kountze, TX (3.6 miles ),
Saratoga-Batson, TX (3.9 miles ),
Woodville, TX (4.2 miles ),
Spurger, TX (4.2 miles ),
Big Thicket Lake Estates, TX (4.4 miles ),
Silsbee, TX (4.5 miles )

Latitude: 30.53 N, Longitude: 94.45 W

Area code: 409

Distribution of median household income in Wildwood, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wildwood, TX in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.2%
Texas:

3.5%
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 55.0. This is better than average.

City:

55.0
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 27.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

27.8
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Wildwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/21/1992, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.5 miles away from the Wildwood place center injured one person and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/21/1992, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.1 miles away from the place center injured 16 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Wildwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.9 miles away from Wildwood center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from Wildwood center
On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 246.6 miles away from Wildwood center
On 5/10/2012 at 15:15:38, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MW, Depth: 4.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from Wildwood center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Bexar County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 10

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Fires: 7, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tropical Storms: 2, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wildwood:

  • Lamar Institute of Technology (about 40 miles; Beaumont, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
  • Lamar University (about 41 miles; Beaumont, TX; FT enrollment: 13,658)
  • Angelina College (about 56 miles; Lufkin, TX; FT enrollment: 3,478)
  • Lee College (about 64 miles; Baytown, TX; FT enrollment: 4,278)
  • Lone Star College System (about 67 miles; The Woodlands, TX; FT enrollment: 45,205)
  • Sam Houston State University (about 68 miles; Huntsville, TX; FT enrollment: 16,233)
  • Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. (about 69 miles; Houston, TX; FT enrollment: 3,236)

Library in Wildwood:

  • WILDWOOD CIVIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,302; Location: 94 CYPRESS BEND DR; 10,000 books; 200 audio materials; 30 video materials)

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Notable location: Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Big Sandy Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Bexar County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

76.5%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

2.3%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Wildwood:

Marital status in Wildwood, TX
  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 67.9%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Wildwood:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

5.1
Texas average:

14.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Wildwood, TX (based on Bexar County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic528,827104
Evangelical Protestant288,534765
Mainline Protestant78,855149
Other61,554122
Black Protestant8,96142
Orthodox1,0047
None747,038-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 162
This county:

1.02 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 19
This county:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 181
Here:

1.14 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 487
Here:

3.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1,073
This county:

6.75 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.3%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Bexar County:

26.3%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

16.8%
Texas:

15.7%

5.98% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.98%
Texas average:

8.12%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,410 average AGI)
Bexar County:

0.12%
Texas average:

0.04%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Guadalupe County, TX  0.26% ($53,771 average AGI)
from Travis County, TX  0.23% ($71,587)
from Harris County, TX  0.22% ($64,994)


5.48% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($65,369 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.48%
Texas average:

7.40%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,244 average AGI)
Bexar County:

0.09%
Texas average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Guadalupe County, TX  0.33% ($61,389 average AGI)
to Comal County, TX  0.32% ($87,809)
to Harris County, TX  0.23% ($58,731)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wildwood:

  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KLVI (560 AM; 5 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KETX (1440 AM; 5 kW; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
  • KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KWUD (1490 AM; 1 kW; WOODVILLE, TX; Owner: CARROLL TEXAS BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTXJ (1350 AM; 5 kW; JASPER, TX; Owner: LASTING VALUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KQHN (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEDERLAND, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wildwood:

  • KQBU-FM (93.3 FM; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KQQK (107.9 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KTJM (98.5 FM; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KTHT (97.1 FM; CLEVELAND, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KVST (103.7 FM; WILLIS, TX; Owner: NEW WAVO COMMUNICATION GROUP, INC.)
  • KRWP (97.5 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KIOC (106.1 FM; ORANGE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHPT (106.9 FM; CONROE, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KOBT (100.7 FM; WINNIE, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KAYD-FM (101.7 FM; SILSBEE, TX; Owner: HILCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KQXY-FM (94.1 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KYKR (95.1 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKMY (104.5 FM; ORANGE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSHN (99.9 FM; LIBERTY, TX; Owner: TRINITY RIVER VALLEY BROADCASTING CO)
  • KETX-FM (92.3 FM; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)

TV broadcast stations around Wildwood:

  • K09VO (Channel 9; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: BEAUMONT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KBTV-TV (Channel 4; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, L.L.C.)
  • KBMT (Channel 12; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 12 OF BEAUMONT, INC.)
  • KITU (Channel 34; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION INC)
  • KFDM-TV (Channel 6; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KETX-LP (Channel 5; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
  • KCTL-LP (Channel 25; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 6Number of bridges
  • 144ft / 43.7mTotal length
  • 25,403Total average daily traffic
  • 2,791Total average daily truck traffic
  • 39,040Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wildwood, TX
  • 100.0%Electricity


Wildwood compared to Texas state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Wildwood on our top lists:

  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest percentage of English-only speaking households, population 500+"
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
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