Wilmington Island, GA Demographic Data
Wilmington Island, GA Summary
Wilmington Island is located in Chatham County in Georgia
- Population: 15,360
- Area: 9.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.20 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.33 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,612.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 9.84 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wilmington Island, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,801
52%
50.8
Male
7,204
48%
49.2
Total Population
15,005
323,128,000
Wilmington Island, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
576
3.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
862
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,114
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
850
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
644
4.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,403
9.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,301
15.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,167
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,302
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,240
8.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,509
10.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
671
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
366
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,862
79.1%
77.2
Female
6,328
53.3%
51.3
Male
5,534
46.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,458
76.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,238
21.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,546
17.0%
15.2
Female
1,437
56.4%
55.8
Male
1,109
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Wilmington Island, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,767
98.4%
96.8
White
13,243
88.3%
72.6
Black or African American
328
2.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
31
0.2%
0.8
Asian
835
5.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
113
0.8%
1.2
Chinese
332
2.2%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
22
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
359
2.4%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
330
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
238
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
859
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
423
2.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
226
1.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
210
1.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,146
94.3%
82.2
Wilmington Island, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
109
1.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
282
2.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,390
21.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,800
25.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
691
6.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,071
28.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,616
14.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
391
3.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,568
96.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,687
42.7%
31.2
Wilmington Island, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,596
20.8%
33.7%
Now Married
7,640
61.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,323
10.6%
11.0%
Separated
134
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
760
6.1
5.8%
Wilmington Island, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,647
87.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,782
12.4%
21.6%
Spanish
872
6.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
271
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
608
4.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
31
0.2%
1.1%
Wilmington Island, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
202
3.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
203
3.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
271
4.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
421
6.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
868
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,202
19.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,137
18.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,156
18.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
389
6.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
360
5.8%
6.4
Median household income
73,760
57,617
Per capita income
36,694
31,128
Wilmington Island, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
12
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
674
9.0%
9.8
Construction
382
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,887
25.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
435
5.8%
6.6
Information
114
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
648
8.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
398
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
847
11.3%
11.4
Public administration
524
7.0%
4.6
Retail trade
797
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
479
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
324
4.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
532
7.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,551
47.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
549
7.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,838
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,051
14.0%
18.1%
Wilmington Island, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,438
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,119
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
687
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8
0.1%
5.1
Walked
66
0.9%
2.7
Other means
65
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
493
6.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.2
26.6
Wilmington Island, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
46
0.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,025
32.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,723
43.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,415
22.8%
21.0
Wilmington Island, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,209
92.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,805
77.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,404
22.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
485
7.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Wilmington Island, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,694
1 room
8
0.1%
2.4
2 rooms
52
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
314
4.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,000
14.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,069
16.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,441
21.5%
17.8
7 rooms
970
14.5%
12.0
8 rooms
903
13.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
937
14.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wilmington Island, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,694
1-unit, detached
4,952
74.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
316
4.7%
5.9
2-units
115
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
318
4.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
496
7.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
245
3.7%
4.4
20 or more units
185
2.8%
9.0
Mobile home
67
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wilmington Island, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
108
1.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
12
0.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
128
1.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
782
11.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,509
22.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,720
25.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,667
24.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
754
11.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
14
0.2%
1.4%
Wilmington Island, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,027
32.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
79
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
4,041
65.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
62
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wilmington Island, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,213
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
67
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
309
9.6%
7.0%
$500 to $999
433
13.5%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
458
14.3%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
857
26.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,089
33.9%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,314
40.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
679
21.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
338
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
330
10.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
552
17.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wilmington Island, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,365
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
16
1.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
30
2.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
204
14.9%
11.9%
$500 to $999
502
36.8%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
613
44.9%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
39
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,124
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
167
12.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
222
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
244
18.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
187
13.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
93
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
434
32.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
57
0.0%
0.0%
Wilmington Island, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,805
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
264
5.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
283
5.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
271
5.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
943
19.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,900
39.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
864
18.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
191
4.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
89
1.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
231,000
205,000
