Wildwood Crest, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,077
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
63.7
4.43% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.62%
12.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$69,089
15.9% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$590,900
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,372
0.939% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Wildwood Crest, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Wildwood Crest, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wildwood Crest, NJ was $590,900, and the homeownership rate was 81.3%.

Most people in Wildwood Crest, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Wildwood Crest, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wildwood Crest, NJ is home to a population of 3.08k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.04% of Wildwood Crest, NJ residents were born outside of the country (32 people).

In 2024, there were 40.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.94k people) in Wildwood Crest, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 73 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 45 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Wildwood Crest, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wildwood Crest, NJ was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wildwood Crest, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.94k ± 105
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    73 ± 93
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    45 ± 57
0.292%
Hispanic Population
9 people

In 2024, there were 40.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.94k people) in Wildwood Crest, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 73 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 45 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.292% of the people in Wildwood Crest, NJ are hispanic (9 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wildwood Crest, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.04%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
32 people
1.33%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
41 people

As of 2024, 1.04% of Wildwood Crest, NJ residents (32 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wildwood Crest, NJ was 1.33%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    189 ± 101
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    14 ± 30
  3. World War II
    8 ± 12

Wildwood Crest, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 13.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wildwood Crest, NJ employs 1.37k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wildwood Crest, NJ were Educational Services (361 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (125 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($124,063), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($102,212), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,481).

Employment

Occupations

1.37k
2024 Value
± 280
−0.939%
1 Year decline
± 31.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wildwood Crest, NJ declined at a rate of −0.939%, from 1.39k employees to 1.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wildwood Crest, NJ, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (296 people), Management Occupations (156 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (144 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wildwood Crest, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.37k
2024 Value
± 280
−0.939%
1 Year decline
± 31.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wildwood Crest, NJ declined at a rate of −0.939%, from 1.39k employees to 1.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wildwood Crest, NJ, are Educational Services (361 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (125 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wildwood Crest, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Wildwood Crest, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$66,080
Median earning men ± $28,789
$67,603
Median earning women ± $33,326

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,962), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,563), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($52,163).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($69,766), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($56,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,054).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wildwood Crest, NJ was $590,900 in 2024, which is 1.78 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $526,600 to $590,900, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Wildwood Crest, NJ is 81.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wildwood Crest, NJ have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wildwood Crest, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$590,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$101,953
$1,564
Median Property Taxes
±$275

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wildwood Crest, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wildwood Crest, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

81.3%
Homeownership
2024
59.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 81.3% of the housing units in Wildwood Crest, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$69,089
Median Household Income
± $24,619
1.92k
Number of Households
± 366

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.92k households in Wildwood Crest, NJ declined from $69,089 from the previous year's value of $82,143.

The following chart displays the households in Wildwood Crest, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wildwood Crest, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.5%)
  3. Carpooled (12.3%)

In 2024, 61.5% of workers in Wildwood Crest, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.5%) and those who carpooled to work (12.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

19.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wildwood Crest, NJ have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.873% of the workforce in Wildwood Crest, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wildwood Crest, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wildwood Crest, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wildwood Crest, NJ (296 out of 3.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wildwood Crest, NJ is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.4% of the population of Wildwood Crest, NJ has health coverage, with 37.5% on employee plans, 4.74% on Medicaid, 39.7% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.2% were men and 57.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 6.63% under 18 years, 11.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 44.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.2% were men and 57.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.61%
Uninsured
37.5%
Employer Coverage
4.74%
Medicaid
39.7%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
1.75%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wildwood Crest, NJ grew by 46.9% from 2.46% to 3.61%.

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