Kings Bay Base vs St. Marys

A side-by-side comparison of Kings Bay Base and St. Marys: population, income, housing, and more.

Kings Bay Base and St. Marys are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Marys has the higher population (18,805 vs 2,394 in Kings Bay Base). Kings Bay Base has the higher median household income ($72,650 vs $67,271 in St. Marys). Since 2019, St. Marys's population has grown faster (+4.0% vs -24.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Kings Bay Base	St. Marys
Population	2,394	18,805
Median age	21.9 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,650	$67,271
Median home value	—	$259,300
Median gross rent	$1,482	$1,171
Housing units	685	8,258
Homeownership rate	0.0%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	35.1%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kings Bay Base	St. Marys
Population	3,158 → 2,394 (-24.2%)	18,077 → 18,805 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$40,913 → $72,650 (+77.6%)	$59,869 → $67,271 (+12.4%)
Median home value	—	$182,400 → $259,300 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,161 → $1,482 (+27.6%)	$1,025 → $1,171 (+14.2%)

Kings Bay Base

Population

3,1582,394

Median household income

$40,913$72,650

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,482

St. Marys

Population

18,07718,805

Median household income

$59,869$67,271

Median home value

$182,400$259,300

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,171

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kings Bay Base	St. Marys
Under 5	6.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	38.8%	10.4%
25 to 34	18.4%	15.5%
35 to 44	16.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	1.7%	9.7%
55 to 64	1.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.4%
75 and over	0.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kings Bay Base	St. Marys
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	70.8%
Black or African American	11.5%	15.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.1%
Some other race	2.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kings Bay Base	St. Marys
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.7%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	49.8%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kings Bay Base	St. Marys
Drove alone	37.3%	75.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	9.5%
Public transit	2.6%	0.1%
Walked	30.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	1.4%
Worked from home	24.9%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kings Bay Base	St. Marys
1-unit, detached	15.0%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	70.4%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	10.6%
20 or more units	2.2%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Kings Bay Base	St. Marys
Poverty rate	18.4%	20.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	11	26
Median year structure built	1985	1994