Wildwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 17,731 people and five associated neighborhoods, Wildwood is the 169th largest community in Florida. Wildwood has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Wildwood, where the median household income is $68,121.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Wildwood has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Wildwood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Wildwood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Wildwood may be for you.

Being a small city, Wildwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Wildwood citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.94% of adults in Wildwood have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Wildwood in 2022 was $44,057, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,228 for a family of four. However, Wildwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wildwood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wildwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wildwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wildwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Bahamian.

The most common language spoken in Wildwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.