WildersvilleTN
With 78 residents, it is a town in Tennessee.
Is Wildersville a good place to live?
100% of households live in a home they own in Wildersville, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 66% and U.S. towns at 73%. Wildersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
78 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wildersville: who provides what
Wildersville is unincorporated, so Henderson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wildersville.
Wildersville has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half the trips to work are shorter than 27 miles. In Wildersville, 14% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Lexington (28%), Jackson (24%) and Parker's Crossroads (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Wildersville brings mild winters and hot summers
Expect July afternoons of 89° and January nights of 29°, with about 2 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Wildersville: earthquakes
Expected losses in Wildersville break down as 32% from earthquakes and 22% from cold waves. Compared with just over three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Federal aid has come to Wildersville households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wildersville stands out in Tennessee and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
For adults in Wildersville, the share who have diabetes is 18%. Only 3 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Wildersville.
| Wildersville | Typical Tennessee town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wildersville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32.9% | 14.6% |
| More smokers | 30.7% | 17.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.5% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8% of Wildersville is conserved land
Its park or preserve gives Wildersville 8 acres of open land.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Natchez Trace State Forest | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wildersville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wildersville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Wildersville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Wildersville for work
Where Wildersville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wildersville
Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
Wildersville is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. The zipcode is 38388. In 1999, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was arrested in the parking lot of Best Western hotel in Wildersville. He was founding hiding in the trunk of his car.
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- Elevation
- 479 ft
- ZIP code
- 38388
Questions about Wildersville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wildersville, TN a good place to live?
Wildersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.