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Wildwood, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Wildwood is a Census city of 35,133 people across 66.68 square miles of land, in St. Louis County. Median household income is $161,060, 91.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wildwood
What Wildwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area66.68 sq mi
- Water area0.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land527
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Louis 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
- Population35,133
- Median age45.7
- Population under 188,397
- Share under 1823.9 percent
- Population 65 and over7,286
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent
- Households12,851
- Family households10,570
- Share of households that are families82.3 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$161,060
- Per capita income$75,366
- Civilian labor force18,412
- Employed17,986
- Unemployed426 plus or minus 136
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over24,392
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher68.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wildwood
Housing in Wildwood
- Housing units13,391
- Occupied units12,851
- Vacant units540 plus or minus 233
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied11,800
- Renter occupied1,051
- Ownership rate91.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$495,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,661
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.4 percent
- Single family units12,513
- Share single family93.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more843 plus or minus 236
- Share in buildings of two or more6.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1992
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 commute13,377
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,578
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,245
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.7 percent
- Drove alone68.8 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home24.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wildwood
SBA loans in Wildwood (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$3,671,800
- Average approval$203,989
- Median approval$135,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported138
- Jobs per approval7.7
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wildwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,976,000
- Average approval$744,000
- Median approval$630,000
- Largest approval$1,563,000
- Jobs supported23
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wildwood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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 number290922
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/04/15
The City of Wildwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290922 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.
St. Louis County, not Wildwood
St. Louis County context, not Wildwood figures
- Establishments in St. Louis County29,717
- Covered employment, St. Louis County596,676
- Average annual pay, St. Louis County$75,926
- Housing units permitted, St. Louis County1,193
Every figure in this section is published for St. Louis County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wildwood.
All St. Louis County figures →
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, Missouri?
35,133, in 12,851 households. Wildwood city covers 66.68 square miles of land, which is 527 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?
St. Louis 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?
$161,060. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $495,800. Median gross rent is $1,661 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?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $3.7 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $135,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $3.0 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 6 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 290922, 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 St. Louis 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.