Port Wentworth

Population: 11,997
Median household income: $78,861
Median home value: $204,900

Port Wentworth is a community in Chatham County, Georgia, home to 11,997 residents. Its median household income of $78,861 runs above the Chatham County figure of $69,575.

From 2019 to 2023, Port Wentworth's population grew 41.8% from 8,463 to 11,997, while its median home value rose 27.5% from $160,700 to $204,900.

68.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2005.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,997
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,861
Median home value: $204,900
Median gross rent: $1,648
Housing units: 4,854
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,46311,997

Median household income

$79,327$78,861

Median home value

$160,700$204,900

Median gross rent

$1,310$1,648

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,463	$79,327	$160,700	$1,310
2020	8,886	$74,018	$185,400	$1,325
2021	10,502	$77,093	$156,900	$1,363
2022	11,103	$61,409	$168,100	$1,465
2023	11,997	$78,861	$204,900	$1,648

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4419.7%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	713	5.9%
5 to 17	2,502	20.9%
18 to 24	1,382	11.5%
25 to 34	1,295	10.8%
35 to 44	2,359	19.7%
45 to 54	1,692	14.1%
55 to 64	969	8.1%
65 to 74	581	4.8%
75 and over	504	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,515	37.6%
Black or African American	5,796	48.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	68	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	227	1.9%
Two or more races	44	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,336	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	973	13.1%
High school graduate	2,019	27.3%
Some college or associate's	2,176	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	937	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,295	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,468	80.5%
Carpooled	999	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	67	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	227	3.3%
Other means	31	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	788	12.0%
15 to 29 min	2,609	39.7%
30 to 44 min	2,282	34.8%
45 to 59 min	633	9.6%
60+ min	253	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 9.8% (1,172 of 11,935)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,842	64.3%
Nonfamily households	1,577	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,419	91.0%
Vacant	435	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,917	66.0%
Renter-occupied	1,502	34.0%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,304	68.1%
1-unit, attached	258	5.3%
2 to 4 units	27	0.6%
5 to 19 units	818	16.9%
20 or more units	369	7.6%
Mobile home & other	78	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1362328
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 32.1920, -81.2057