Wildwood Lake, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

3,495

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.703% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15%

21.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$62,722

1.45% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Wildwood Lake, TN is home to a population of 3.5k people, from which 94.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.64% of Wildwood Lake, TN residents were born outside of the country (197 people).

In 2024, there were 12.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.85k people) in Wildwood Lake, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 229 White (Hispanic) and 214 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.5%

2024 Citizenship

90.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.5% of Wildwood Lake, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wildwood Lake, TN was 90.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wildwood Lake, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wildwood Lake, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.85k ± 580
White (Hispanic)
229 ± 222
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
214 ± 184

11.4%

Hispanic Population

399 people

11.4% of the people in Wildwood Lake, TN are hispanic (399 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

5.64%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

197 people

10.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

353 people

As of 2024, 5.64% of Wildwood Lake, TN residents (197 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 Lake, TN was 10.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wildwood Lake, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
32 ± 45
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 34
Vietnam
20 ± 30

Wildwood Lake, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wildwood Lake, TN.

Economy

The economy of Wildwood Lake, TN employs 1.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wildwood Lake, TN were Manufacturing (419 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (183 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (126 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($175,038), Public Administration ($61,420), and Information ($61,133).

Employment

Occupations

1.64k

2024 Value

± 347

3.68%

1 Year growth

± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wildwood Lake, TN grew at a rate of 3.68%, from 1.58k employees to 1.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wildwood Lake, TN, are Production Occupations (297 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (215 people), and Management Occupations (154 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wildwood Lake, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.64k

2024 Value

± 347

3.68%

1 Year growth

± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wildwood Lake, TN grew at a rate of 3.68%, from 1.58k employees to 1.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wildwood Lake, TN, are Manufacturing (419 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (183 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (126 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wildwood Lake, TN, though some of these residents may live in Wildwood Lake, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,929

Median earning men ± $11,046

$44,271

Median earning women ± $5,326

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,375), Public Administration ($61,420), and Information ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($65,264), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,413), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,392).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wildwood Lake, TN was $231,700 in 2024, which is 0.696 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $196,600 to $231,700, a 17.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Wildwood Lake, TN is 73.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wildwood Lake, TN have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wildwood Lake, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$231,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$55,221

$986

Median Property Taxes

±$236

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 Lake, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

73.4%

Homeownership

2024

73%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.4% of the housing units in Wildwood Lake, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wildwood Lake, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,722

Median Household Income

± $15,757

1.34k

Number of Households

± 275

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.34k households in Wildwood Lake, TN grew to $62,722 from the previous year's value of $61,824.

The following chart displays the households in Wildwood Lake, TN 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wildwood Lake, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Worked At Home (5.93%)

In 2024, 81.2% of workers in Wildwood Lake, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (5.93%).

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.

Commute Time

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wildwood Lake, TN have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.693% of the workforce in Wildwood Lake, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wildwood Lake, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wildwood Lake, TN (521 out of 3.47k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wildwood Lake, TN is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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