Population 392 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Wyldwood
Household size in Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.27 | 2.79 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.26 | 2.83 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.84 | 2.55 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +1.15 | −0.14 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Wyldwood is a place of big households: 3.84 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.69 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.0 | 34.0 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.1 | 35.2 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 32.9 | 36.3 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 30.7 | 37.2 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −14.3 | +3.3 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 30.7, Wyldwood is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children.
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 Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.6% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.7% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 18.6% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.6% | 9.7% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −5.0 pts | −2.2 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 7.6% of households in Wyldwood, 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 Wyldwood
Renters in Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.3% | 40.7% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.4% | 42.1% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.2% | 41.8% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 34.3% | 41.7% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +12.0 pts | +1.0 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting in Wyldwood is about as common as it is nationally: 34.3% of households rent, against 34.8%. Renters make up a smaller share here than in the Austin area overall (41.7%). Among homeowners, 50.5% have no mortgage at all, well above 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 Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.3% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 13.1% | 8.3% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.3 pts | −2.9 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Wyldwood: just 5.0% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market. That is in line with the rest of the Austin area.
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 Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1988 | 1990 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1995 | 1992 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1999 | 1995 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1989 | 2000 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +10 | +8 | +6 |
Wyldwood has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1989, versus 1980 nationally. Still, homes here are older than in the Austin area overall, where the median home dates to 2000.
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 Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $925 | $1,064 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $941 | $1,155 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,097 | $1,428 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,361 | $1,911 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$436 | +$847 | +$639 | +$606 |
The median renter in Wyldwood pays $1,361 a month for rent and utilities, below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 9.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Wyldwood
Bachelor's degrees in Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.9% | 38.3% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 28.3% | 40.3% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.5% | 44.2% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.6% | 50.4% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −9.3 pts | +12.1 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Wyldwood have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 15.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 89.1% | 87.6% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 99.4% | 88.3% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.0% | 89.9% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 53.6% | 91.6% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −35.5 pts | +4.0 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
46.4% of adults in Wyldwood never finished high school, well above the national share: only 53.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Wyldwood
| Period | Wyldwood | Austin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.0% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 21.5% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.5% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.0 pts | −2.2 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Wyldwood out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. 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).
Wyldwood compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyldwood | 3.84 | 30.7 | 7.6% | 34.3% | 5.0% | 1989 | $1,361 | 15.6% | 53.6% | 0.0% |
| Utley | 2.79 | 44.9 | 3.8% | 13.4% | 8.6% | 2008 | $1,440 | 44.1% | 88.4% | 5.2% |
| Cedar Creek | 3.39 | 36.3 | 10.1% | 17.0% | 6.3% | 1998 | $1,489 | 21.0% | 73.7% | 4.5% |
| Phelan | 3.42 | 31.8 | 17.4% | 23.7% | 7.0% | 1996 | $1,461 | 16.6% | 87.9% | 2.6% |
| Clearview | 2.55 | 37.9 | 2.3% | 33.9% | 5.7% | 1997 | $1,467 | 18.9% | 85.0% | 2.2% |
| Bastrop | 2.64 | 39.9 | 8.3% | 30.0% | 5.3% | 2001 | $1,529 | 33.3% | 84.1% | 3.6% |
| Garfield | 2.95 | 43.0 | 11.2% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 2000 | $1,467 | 22.0% | 81.5% | 9.9% |
| Camp Swift | 3.25 | 31.7 | 8.7% | 23.6% | 5.7% | 1999 | $1,386 | 14.2% | 83.1% | 2.2% |
| Webberville | 3.35 | 36.3 | 12.1% | 9.3% | 5.0% | 2011 | $1,564 | 37.5% | 75.9% | 4.2% |
| Del Valle | 3.28 | 34.7 | 15.2% | 20.9% | 5.7% | 2004 | $1,624 | 18.9% | 68.9% | 6.8% |
| Elroy | 3.15 | 37.1 | 10.5% | 14.7% | 6.3% | 2009 | $1,448 | 11.0% | 55.9% | 1.2% |
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 Wyldwood. 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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