2020 census As of the
2020 census, Wildwood Lake had a population of 3,286. The median age was 40.5 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.5 males age 18 and over. 49.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 51.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,265 households in Wildwood Lake, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.4% were married-couple households, 18.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,368 housing units, of which 7.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.6%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,050 people, 1,195 households, and 910 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,261 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.67%
White, 0.82%
African American, 0.07%
Native American, 0.20%
Asian, 0.59% from
other races, and 0.66% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population. There were 1,195 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were
married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.91. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,708, and the median income for a family was $41,357. Males had a median income of $29,344 versus $21,484 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $16,191. About 8.9% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. ==References==