Wilmington Island, GA

Wilmington Island, Georgia had 15.6k residents in 2020, with a median age of 42 and an average family income of $82,542. Wilmington Island, Georgia's population fell from 15,834 to 15,607 between 2019 and 2020, a 1.43% loss, but its median household income increased from $82,500 to $82,542, a 0.0509% rise.

White (non-Hispanic) (88%), Two+ (non-Hispanic) (2.9%), Black or African American (non-Hispanic) (2.65%), White (Hispanic) (2.2%), and Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.89%) make up Wilmington Island, Georgia's top 5 ethnic groups.

None of the households in Wilmington Island, Georgia indicated that their primary shared language was anything other than English. Only the principal self-reported language used by all household members is taken into account here, not the potential multilingual character of households.

Americans make about 97.8% of Wilmington Island, Georgia's population.



Wilmington Island, Georgia had a homeownership rate of 80.3% in 2020, and the median property value was $266,100. The majority of residents of Wilmington Island, Georgia commuted by themselves by car, taking an average of 24.3 minutes. In Wilmington Island, Georgia, there were typically two cars per household.

Diversity

15.6k individuals call Wilmington Island, Georgia home, of which 97.8% are citizens. 3.99% of Wilmington Island, Georgia residents were born abroad as of the year 2020. (622 people).

Wilmington Island, Georgia had 13.7k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The next most prevalent ethnic groupings were Two+ (non-Hispanic) with 453 people and Black or African Americans (non-Hispanic) with 413 people.

Ethnicity and Race

Wilmington Island, Georgia had 13.7k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The next most prevalent ethnic groupings were Two+ (non-Hispanic) with 453 people and Black or African Americans (non-Hispanic) with 413 people.

Hispanics make up 4.13% of the population in Wilmington Island, Georgia (645 people).

Population Born Abroad

6.22 residents of Wilmington Island, Georgia (GA) were foreign-born as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Wilmington Island, Georgia had a foreign-born population percentage of 5.2% in 2019, indicating a declining trend.

By Nativity, Age

In 2020, the median age of all people in Wilmington Island, GA was 42. With a median age of 42, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 49. However, the population of Wilmington Island, Georgia, is getting younger. All residents of Wilmington Island, Georgia, were 44 years old on average in 2019.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 234,298 of the foreign-born residents of Georgia in 2020, followed by India (98,606) and Jamaica (44,462) as the most frequent birthplaces.

Citizenship

Wilmington Island, Georgia's population was 97.8% US citizens as of 2020, which is higher than the 93.4% national average. Wilmington Island, Georgia had 96.7% US citizens in 2019, indicating that the rate of citizenship has been rising.

Veterans

Wilmington Island, Georgia, has 1.28 times more military people living there who served in Vietnam than in any other conflict.

Economy

Georgia's gender wage disparity is 1.35 times greater for men than for women, who earn $51,276 on average. Georgia's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.476, which is lower than the US average.

7.77k persons are employed in Wilmington Island, Georgia's economy. The highest paying industries in Wilmington Island, Georgia are Utilities ($93,224), Construction ($84,500), and Manufacturing ($80,664).

The largest industries there are Health Care & Social Assistance (983 people), Educational Services (892 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (865 people).