Facts about Wildwood, Missouri

Wildwood is an affluent suburb of St. Louis, located in far western St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,517. In 2016, the median household income was $123,567.

Wildwood is the home of the Al Foster Trail, and numerous other trails, parks, and reserves such as Rockwood and Babler State Park. Wildwood is home to a new St. Louis Community College campus, St. Louis Community College-Wildwood.

Geography

Wildwood is located at 38°34′54″N 90°38′58″W (38.581653, -90.649427).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 67.08 square miles (173.74 km²), of which 66.42 square miles (172.03 km²) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.71 km²) is water.

Wildwood is bounded on the north by Chesterfield; on the east by Clarkson Valley and Ellisville; on the south by Eureka and Pacific; and on the west by Franklin County.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 35,517 people, 12,112 households, and 10,153 families residing in the city. The population density was 534.7 inhabitants per square mile (206.4/km²). There were 12,604 housing units at an average density of 189.8 per square mile (73.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.2% White, 1.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.0% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 12,112 households of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 16.2% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.24.

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