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Wildwood, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Wildwood is a Census city of 17,608 people across 58.31 square miles of land, in Sumter County. Median household income is $76,552, 77.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wildwood
What Wildwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area58.31 sq mi
- Water area1.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land302
- County holding the largest share of its areaSumter County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wildwood
How many people live in Wildwood
- Population17,608
- Median age64.2
- Population under 181,808
- Share under 1810.3 percent
- Population 65 and over8,273
- Share 65 and over47.0 percent
- Households9,228
- Family households5,689
- Share of households that are families61.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wildwood
Income and work in Wildwood
- Median household income$76,552
- Per capita income$52,830
- Civilian labor force5,804
- Employed5,366
- Unemployed438 plus or minus 205
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over15,287
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wildwood
Housing in Wildwood
- Housing units11,127
- Occupied units9,228
- Vacant units1,899
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent
- Owner occupied7,136
- Renter occupied2,092 plus or minus 466
- Ownership rate77.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$451,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,519 plus or minus $314
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units8,890
- Share single family79.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,213 plus or minus 444
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes1,024 plus or minus 248
- Median year structure built2017
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wildwood
How Wildwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,397
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,080 plus or minus 262
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,165 plus or minus 293
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone59.2 percent
- Carpooled16.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home18.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wildwood
SBA loans in Wildwood (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$17,631,800
- Average approval$1,101,988
- Median approval$442,500
- Largest approval$3,656,800
- Jobs supported186
- Jobs per approval11.6
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises31.3 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wildwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wildwood
SBA loans in Wildwood (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$13,447,000
- Average approval$1,494,111
- Median approval$1,188,000
- Largest approval$2,968,000
- Jobs supported94
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wildwood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wildwood
Flood risk in Wildwood
- NFIP communityCity of Wildwood
- NFIP community number120299
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/20
The City of Wildwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120299 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sumter County, not Wildwood
Sumter County context, not Wildwood figures
- Establishments in Sumter County2,081
- Covered employment, Sumter County40,436
- Average annual pay, Sumter County$57,856
- Housing units permitted, Sumter County3,961
Every figure in this section is published for Sumter County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wildwood.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wildwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wildwood, Florida?
17,608, in 9,228 households. Wildwood city covers 58.31 square miles of land, which is 302 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wildwood in?
Sumter County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wildwood?
$76,552. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $451,600. Median gross rent is $1,519 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wildwood businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $17.6 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $442,500, plus 9 504 approvals worth $13.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wildwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wildwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wildwood. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wildwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wildwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wildwood, city of, community 120299, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wildwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sumter County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wildwood.
Is zoning published for Wildwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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