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Population (year 2000): 3,924. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,428 (-12.6% change)
Males: 1,782 (45.4%), Females: 2,142 (54.6%)
Sumter County
Zip code:
34785
Median resident age: 47.7 years
Median household income: $23,357 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,300 (year 2000)
Races in Wildwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.6%)
- Black (32.9%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (13.2%), German
(13.0%), English (11.4%), Irish (7.5%), Italian (3.0%), French
(2.5%).
Elevation: 64 feet
Land area: 5.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wildwood
- High school or higher: 68.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wildwood city
- Never married: 15.6%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 14.6%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +117 (+3.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wildwood:
- VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL,THE (about 9 miles; THE
VILLAGES, FL)
- LEESBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
LEESBURG, FL)
- MUNROE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
OCALA, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wildwood:
- OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 25 miles; OCALA,
FL; ID: OCF)
- ORLANDO SANFORD (about 57 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID:
SFB)
- GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 59 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL;
ID: GNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wildwood:
- LEESBURG REGIONAL (about 17 miles; LEESBURG, FL; ID:
LEE)
- INVERNESS (about 19 miles; INVERNESS, FL; ID: X40)
- DUNNELLON/MARION CO & PARK OF COMMERCE (about 27
miles; DUNNELLON, FL; ID: X35)
Amtrak station:
WILDWOOD (601 N. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wildwood:
- CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
OCALA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,101)
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT
enrollment: 6,597)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 50
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
- STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; DELAND, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,966)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
- SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SANFORD,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ORLANDO,
FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
Public primary/middle schools in Wildwood:
- NORTH SUMTER PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 597;
Location: 104 N WARFIELD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
- WILDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 522;
Location: 700 HUEY STREET; Grades: 03 - 12)
- NORTH SUMTER INTERMEDIATE (Students: 432;
Location: 300 HUEY STREET; Grades: 03 - 06)
- WILDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 301;
Location: 200 CLEVELAND STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
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