Wilder, Kentucky demographics

Wilder, KY demographics: median age 37.6; 61.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wilder city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2183172. The survey estimates a population of 3,135 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wilder is 37.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 1,595 households (±191). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.6 ±3.5	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	567 ±168	18.1% ±5.4 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	866 ±217	27.6% ±6.9 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	1,098 ±206	35.0% ±6.6 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	604 ±235	19.3% ±7.5 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	1,720 ±203	54.9% ±6.5 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	1,415 ±201	45.1% ±6.4 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	2,866 ±172	91.4% ±5.5 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	34 ±62 · low precision	1.1% ±2.0 pp · low precision	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5 ±8 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	25 ±31 · low precision	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	205 ±171 · low precision	6.5% ±5.5 pp · low precision	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,135 ±19	100.0% ±0.0 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,595
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	573 ±118	35.9% ±6.0 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	74 ±60 · low precision	4.6% ±3.7 pp · low precision	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	81 ±52 · low precision	5.1% ±3.2 pp · low precision	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	654 ±242	41.0% ±14.4 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	213 ±106	13.4% ±6.5 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,595
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	297 ±73	18.6% ±4.0 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,298 ±245	81.4% ±11.9 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,595
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	654 ±242	41.0% ±14.4 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	621 ±163	38.9% ±9.1 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	95 ±66 · low precision	6.0% ±4.1 pp · low precision	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	160 ±66	10.0% ±4.0 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	43 ±45 · low precision	2.7% ±2.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	22 ±36 · low precision	1.4% ±2.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	2,982 ±162	95.1% ±5.1 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	153 ±163 · low precision	4.9% ±5.2 pp · low precision	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	2,751 ±190	94.3% ±5.6 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	11 ±18 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	15 ±23 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3 ±6 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	137 ±166 · low precision	4.7% ±5.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,386
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	46 ±68 · low precision	1.9% ±2.8 pp · low precision	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	384 ±138	16.1% ±5.6 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	330 ±116	13.8% ±4.7 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	171 ±74	7.2% ±3.1 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	763 ±153	32.0% ±5.9 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	692 ±274	29.0% ±11.2 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 3,107
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	2,773 ±249	89.3% ±8.0 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	173 ±138 · low precision	5.6% ±4.4 pp · low precision	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	69 ±89 · low precision	2.2% ±2.9 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	92 ±115 · low precision	3.0% ±3.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.4% of Wilder residents (±3.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 86.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wilder	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.4% ±3.9 pp · low precision	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.7% ±1.3 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	6.5%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Wilder . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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