Missouri · Census place 79820
Wildwood city, MO
Quick answer
Wildwood city has 35,168 residents, ranking #18 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $157,750, the median home is worth $472,800 and median gross rent runs $1,575 a month.
- Population
- 35,168Wildwood city residents
- Median household income
- $157,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $472,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,575Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 92%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wildwood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wildwood city median would spend about 12% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3% of residents and 92% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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