Wilderville, OR Demographics

Population 485 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Wilderville

Household size in Wilderville

Household size, people per household
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–102.682.502.68
2010–142.332.552.73
2015–192.242.562.71
2020–242.352.502.65
Change−0.33+0.00−0.03
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Wilderville is a place of small households, averaging 2.35 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.68, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Wilderville

Median age, years
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–1046.139.037.7
2010–1456.440.038.6
2015–1956.140.939.6
2020–2453.241.640.1
Change+7.1+2.5+2.3
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Wilderville skews older: half of its residents are older than 53.2, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Wilderville

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–104.0%10.5%12.3%
2010–144.4%10.8%12.3%
2015–193.5%9.9%11.6%
2020–246.2%10.4%11.6%
Change+2.2 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 6.2% of households in Wilderville, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Wilderville

Renters in Wilderville

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–1017.3%36.2%33.3%
2010–1421.5%38.5%35.6%
2015–1922.2%37.6%36.0%
2020–2415.4%36.7%34.8%
Change−1.9 pts+0.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 15.4% of households in Wilderville rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About a third of owners (33.8%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Wilderville

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–109.5%8.9%11.4%
2010–1418.6%9.1%11.4%
2015–1916.7%8.3%11.1%
2020–2410.8%7.4%9.6%
Change+1.2 pts−1.5 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in Wilderville is close to the national rate: 10.8% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Oregon as a whole (7.4%).

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Wilderville

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–10197719761974
2010–14198019771975
2015–19198119781977
2020–24198919811980
Change+12+5+6
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Much of the housing in Wilderville is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1989, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Wilderville

Rent, per month
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–10$659$870$965
2010–14$659$982$1,040
2015–19$800$1,183$1,213
2020–24$892$1,601$1,571
Change+$234+$731+$606
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The median renter in Wilderville pays $892 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 31.6% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Wilderville

Bachelor's degrees in Wilderville

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–1016.6%29.0%28.4%
2010–1419.4%30.2%29.6%
2015–1914.8%33.5%32.1%
2020–2419.8%36.4%35.6%
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Wilderville: 19.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Wilderville

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–1083.5%88.5%84.9%
2010–1486.3%89.4%86.1%
2015–1986.4%90.5%87.7%
2020–2491.6%91.5%89.3%
Change+8.1 pts+3.0 pts+4.3 pts
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About nine in ten adults in Wilderville have finished high school (91.6%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Oregon.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Wilderville

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodWildervilleOregonU.S.
2006–1017.4%8.8%8.1%
2010–1420.0%10.6%9.4%
2015–1918.4%5.6%5.6%
2020–2410.0%5.3%5.4%
Change−7.4 pts−3.5 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Wilderville: 10.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Wilderville compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Wilderville2.3553.26.2%15.4%10.8%1989$89219.8%91.6%10.0%
Wonder2.4354.56.7%19.3%10.9%1992$96118.3%89.6%6.0%
Grants Pass2.4247.312.1%32.1%6.2%1982$1,29919.2%90.3%5.7%
Selma2.4243.812.6%8.9%13.9%1990$1,02317.5%90.5%18.7%
Murphy2.2251.94.3%17.8%7.1%1981$98921.8%94.3%9.2%
Merlin2.5655.55.4%12.7%4.9%1984$1,13320.4%92.8%3.7%
Kerby2.5340.218.9%15.9%14.7%1991$1,19917.2%86.4%17.6%
Hugo2.3458.43.5%10.7%14.6%1979$94818.6%96.4%17.6%
Williams2.4448.010.3%15.7%13.8%1984$1,42035.8%88.6%5.9%
Rogue River2.3352.47.5%26.3%14.7%1983$1,32620.1%91.5%6.7%
Cave Junction2.1748.210.7%24.3%16.3%1985$1,29620.7%90.7%12.8%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Wilderville. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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