Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,104 ( 166 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population density: 2390.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,991	96.36%	1.5%
Black:	48	1.55%	11.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	46	1.48%	4.2%
Hispanic:	19	0.61%	89.7%

Total non-White:	113	3.64%	64.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	43	1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-209	-7.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,270
2,948	90.15%
54	1.65%
3	0.09%
33	1.01%
48	1.47%
184	5.63%
322	9.85%

2000
3,870
3,703	95.68%
30	0.78%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
19	0.49%
118	3.05%
167	4.32%

1990
3,631
3,502	96.45%
0	0.00%
8	0.22%
18	0.50%
n/a
103	2.84%
129	3.55%

1980
4,149
4,127	99.47%
8	0.19%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
14	0.34%
22	0.53%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-755	-19.5
155	4.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

201	5.5
38	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-625	-15.1
107	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
63.0
164	5.3%
2,940	94.7%
1,346	43.4%

1,875
1.66

989	52.7%
782	79.1%
34	3.4%
886	47.3%

2010
Number	Percent
49.8
543	16.6%
2,727	83.4%
864	26.4%

1,532
2.13

917	59.9%
684	74.6%
70	7.6%
615	40.1%

2000
Number	Percent
47.1
690	17.8%
3,180	82.2%
999	25.8%

1,762
2.20

1,075	61.0%
826	76.8%
84	7.8%
687	39.0%

1990
Number	Percent
47.1
644	17.7%
2,987	82.3%
957	26.4%

1,612
2.25

1,102	68.4%
934	84.8%
43	3.9%
510	31.6%

1980
Number	Percent
41.9
914	22.0%
3,235	78.0%
787	19.0%

1,685
2.46

1,189	70.6%
1,025	86.2%
53	4.5%
496	29.4%

2022 Housing Data for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	141	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	131	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	0.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	78	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	1.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	112	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	79	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	111	5.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	24	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	157	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	207	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	164	8.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	202	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	152	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	86	4.6%
$200,000 or more	205	10.9%

Median Household Income	64,363
Per Capita Income	56,725

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	106	5.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	158	8.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	934	57.3%
Unemployed	49	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	983	60.3%
Not in Labor Force	647	39.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	355	331	51.7%
Non-Profit	19	59	24.4%
Self-Employed	190	19	90.9%

Local Government	77	120	39.1%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	33	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	545	350	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	129	179	41.9%
Total	674	529	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	295	24.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	196	16.3%
Professional, Technical	366	30.4%
Service Occupations	226	18.8%
All others	120	10.0%

White Collar		71.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	177	14.7%
Health care and social assistance	139	11.6%
Retail trade	136	11.3%
Accommodation and food services	129	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	112	9.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	74	6.2%
Finance and insurance	72	6.0%
Construction	63	5.2%
Information	60	5.0%
Wholesale trade	56	4.7%
Manufacturing	47	3.9%
Public administration	45	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	39	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	2.5%
Utilities	12	1.0%
Other services	12	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	19	0.61%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,913	95.6%
Other Indo-European	52	1.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	47	1.5%
Spanish	36	1.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	901	29.0%
Irish	833	26.8%
German	566	18.2%
English	263	8.5%
American	176	5.7%
Polish	146	4.7%
Greek	103	3.3%
Russian	86	2.8%
Scottish	48	1.5%
African	48	1.5%
Eastern European	47	1.5%
Ukrainian	47	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	37	1.2%
Swedish	33	1.1%
European	31	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,104	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,056	98.5%
Foreign-born	48	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	69	2.5%	1,022	36.3%	579	20.6%	763	27.1%	380	13.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	69	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,022	36.3%
Some College	579	20.6%
Bach. Degree	763	27.1%
Grad Degree	380	13.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +94	D +85	D + 9.2%
D +179
2020 vs. 2012	R +191	R +121	R + 3.1%
D +70
2020 vs. 2008	R +147	R +147	R + 6.0%
D +0

2016 vs. 2008	R +53	R +232	R + 15.2%
D -179
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,237	62.0%	Joe Biden (D)	729	36.6%	28	1.4%	1,994	21	15	0.04%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	1,143	65.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	550	31.5%	54	3.1%	1,747	24	20	0.04%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,046	60.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	659	38.4%	12	0.7%	1,717	20	14	0.05%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	1,090	59.5%	Barack Obama (D)	729	39.8%	14	0.8%	1,833	18	14	0.05%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,203	60.7%	John Kerry (D)	766	38.6%	14	0.7%	1,983	14	10	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wildwood Crest borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

729

36.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,237

62.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,994

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Wildwood Crest borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

550

31.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,143

65.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,747

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Wildwood Crest borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

659

38.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,046

60.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,717

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Wildwood Crest borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

729

39.8%

John McCain (R)

1,090

59.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,833

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Wildwood Crest borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,203

60.7%

John Kerry (D)

766

38.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,983

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	58%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	982	66.5%	Phil Murphy* (D)	484	32.8%	10 [+]	0.7%	1,476	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.7%);
2020	S2	75%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,177	61.5%	Cory Booker* (D)	703	36.7%	34 [+]	1.8%	1,914	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 19 (1.0%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 10 (0.5%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 5 (0.3%);
2018	S1	53%	Bob Hugin (R)	911	66.0%	Robert Menendez* (D)	431	31.2%	39 [+]	2.8%	1,381	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 31 (2.2%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 6 (0.4%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 2 (0.1%);
2017	G	32%	Phil Murphy (D)	437	52.0%	Kim Guadagno (R)	387	46.1%	16 [+]	1.9%	840	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 9 (1.1%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 6 (0.7%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	36%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	634	66.6%	Cory Booker* (D)	309	32.5%	9 [+]	0.9%	952	24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 2 (0.2%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 2 (0.2%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 1 (0.1%); Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,676
Median Value	$510,700

Occupied	1,875	33.0%
Vacant	3,801	67.0%

Owned	1,359	72.5%
Rented	516	27.5%
Median Rent	$921

Single-Family Units	4,179	73.6%
Detached	2,000	35.2%
Attached	2,179	38.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	617	10.9%
Mobile Homes	20	0.4%

Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wildwood Crest borough, NJ