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Wildewood, Maryland.

A community in St. Mary's County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it.

Living in Wildewood, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Wildewood, in St. Mary's County, had 7,821 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $126,890 a year and half less, against $119,446 across St. Mary's County; 5% of its people live below the poverty line. 64% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 36% are rented. Unemployment in St. Mary's County was 3.7% in August 2026, and the county had 2.4% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in government, then professional services.

People 7,821 in the 2020 census; median age 36.8
Household income $126,890 the median, give or take $26,291 · St. Mary's County: $119,446
Unemployment 3.7% St. Mary's County, August 2026; 4.1% a year before
Homes 64% lived in by their owners; 36% rented
  • 3,073households
  • 55%of adults have a degree
  • 5%below the poverty line
  • 37 mintypical commute
  • 21%work from home

What residents work in

  • Government25%
  • Professional and business services21%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care15%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment9%
  • Shops (retail)7%
  • Building trades6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. St. Mary's County had 47,919 jobs in 2025, 2.4% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 45° and 30°; warmest in July, 88° and 73° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 45° 30° F M A M J J 88° 73° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 45° and 30°; warmest in July, 88° and 73° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 45° 30° F M A M J J 88° 73° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 45° and lows near 30°; warmest in July, with highs near 88° and lows near 73°.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Solomons weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Wildewood

  1. BAE Systems Inc. - TSSCountermeasure sets manufacturing440
  2. American Electronic Warfare AssociatesComputer and related hardware research and development laboratories or services372
  3. Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.Supermarkets and other grocery stores170
  4. Magee TechnologiesDeveloping and producing prototypes for aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment88
  5. BAE Systems TTSSearch and detection systems and instruments manufacturing48
  6. JCPenneyRetail27
  7. BelkDepartment stores except discount department stores26

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 7 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,171 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  2. Strong windRelatively moderate
  3. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  4. LightningRelatively moderate
  5. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Wildewood’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out.