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Wilmington Island, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Wilmington Island is a Census CDP of 13,905 people across 8.30 square miles of land, in Chatham County. Median household income is $93,924, 77.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wilmington Island
What Wilmington Island is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area8.3 sq mi
- Water area1.35 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,675
- County holding the largest share of its areaChatham County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Wilmington Island
- Population13,905
- Median age45.2
- Population under 182,600 plus or minus 586
- Share under 1818.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over3,249
- Share 65 and over23.4 percent
- Households5,946
- Family households4,024
- Share of households that are families67.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wilmington Island
- Median household income$93,924
- Per capita income$50,663
- Civilian labor force7,345
- Employed7,086
- Unemployed259 plus or minus 113
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over10,626
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wilmington Island
- Housing units6,429
- Occupied units5,946
- Vacant units483 plus or minus 204
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied4,577
- Renter occupied1,369
- Ownership rate77.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$404,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,752
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent
- Single family units4,755
- Share single family74.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,674 plus or minus 378
- Share in buildings of two or more26.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wilmington Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,400
- Commuting under 15 minutes792 plus or minus 221
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,821
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.1 percent
- Drove alone79.4 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chatham County, not Wilmington Island
Chatham County context, not Wilmington Island figures
- Establishments in Chatham County9,037
- Covered employment, Chatham County170,836
- Average annual pay, Chatham County$61,834
- Housing units permitted, Chatham County2,691
Every figure in this section is published for Chatham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wilmington Island.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wilmington Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wilmington Island, Georgia?
13,905, in 5,946 households. Wilmington Island CDP covers 8.30 square miles of land, which is 1,675 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wilmington Island in?
Chatham County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wilmington Island?
$93,924. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $404,900. Median gross rent is $1,752 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Wilmington Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chatham County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wilmington Island.
Is zoning published for Wilmington Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.