Wilder City, Kentucky


Wilder City, Kentucky is a city of the Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. As of 2000 the population was 2624. In July 2008, its estimated population was 2922, It is the 136th most populous in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The city comprises an area of 3.81 sq mi (9.87 square kilometre), of which, 3.71 square miles (9.61 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 112th largest by total area among Kentucky.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2624 people, 1162 households, and 744 families living in the city. The population density was 707.8 people per square mile (273.28/kmē), it is 139th least densely populated city in Kentucky. There were 1200 housing units at an average density of 323.5 per square mile (124.9/kmē). The average household size was 2.26 persons, and the average family size was 2.85 persons. Age range in the city was well distributed with 23% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males. The median age was 36.2 years, The median age of males and females living in Wilder City was 35.8 and 36.5 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 94.51% White, 2.29% Black or African American, 0.11% American Indian, 1.56% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.99% from two or more races and 0.53% Other races.

Wilder city Kentucky Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Wilder city Kentucky School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Wilder City Kentucky GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $49567, it is Kentucky's 100th wealthiest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $65089, it is Kentucky's 72nd wealthiest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $27693, it is the 66th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The median income was $35139, The median income for males was $40587 versus $25610 for females.

In 2000, 725 pupils and students, of which 49.79% are male and 50.21% are female, 27.63% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 10.21% nursery or pri school, 4.97% kindergarten, 45.79% elementary school, 16.97% high school and 22.07% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2624
April 2000 Estimate2615
July 2000 Estimate2618
July 2001 Estimate2626
July 2002 Estimate2727
July 2003 Estimate2715
July 2004 Estimate2865
July 2005 Estimate2962
July 2006 Estimate2961
July 2007 Estimate2941
July 2008 Estimate2922
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school462874
Kindergarten28836
Elementary school136196332
High school7845123
College or graduate school7387160
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Wilder city, Kentucky$49567$65089$27693
Campbell County, Kentucky$41903$51481$20637
Kentucky, United States$33672$40939$18093
United States$41994$50046$21587