Isle of Hope

Population: 1,945
Median household income: $101,316
Median home value: $431,000

Isle of Hope, a community in Chatham County, Georgia, has 1,945 residents. At $101,316, its median household income sits above Chatham County's $69,575.

From 2019 to 2023, Isle of Hope's population declined 21.8% from 2,487 to 1,945, while its median home value rose 16.1% from $371,100 to $431,000.

98.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1964.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,945
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $101,316
Median home value: $431,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 979
Homeownership rate: 96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4871,945

Median household income

$110,625$101,316

Median home value

$371,100$431,000

Median gross rent

$1,521$1,469

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,487	$110,625	$371,100	$1,521
2020	2,194	$100,197	$366,400	$1,595
2021	2,308	$90,944	$386,700	$1,469
2022	2,137	$96,934	$417,800	—
2023	1,945	$101,316	$431,000	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 240.6%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over16.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	6.0%
5 to 17	369	19.0%
18 to 24	12	0.6%
25 to 34	128	6.6%
35 to 44	262	13.5%
45 to 54	328	16.9%
55 to 64	206	10.6%
65 to 74	213	11.0%
75 and over	311	16.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,882	96.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	53	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.4%

High school graduate16.8%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree36.3%

Graduate or professional degree24.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	0.4%
High school graduate	243	16.8%
Some college or associate's	314	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	525	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	360	24.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	712	84.5%
Carpooled	51	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	287	37.6%
15 to 29 min	350	45.9%
30 to 44 min	61	8.0%
45 to 59 min	65	8.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 1.2% (24 of 1,945)

	Count	Share
Family households	521	54.7%
Nonfamily households	431	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	952	97.2%
Vacant	27	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	920	96.6%
Renter-occupied	32	3.4%

1-unit, detached98.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	964	98.5%
1-unit, attached	8	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1341484
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 31.9859, -81.0525