Whitemarsh Island

Population: 6,918
Median household income: $113,250
Median home value: $360,400

Located in Chatham County, Georgia, Whitemarsh Island is a community with a population of 6,918. Its median household income of $113,250 runs above the Chatham County figure of $69,575.

From 2019 to 2023, Whitemarsh Island's population held roughly steady from 6,893 to 6,918, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $246,400 to $360,400.

The typical home was built around 1993. 4.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,918
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $113,250
Median home value: $360,400
Median gross rent: $1,724
Housing units: 3,123
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8936,918

Median household income

$74,318$113,250

Median home value

$246,400$360,400

Median gross rent

$1,257$1,724

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,893	$74,318	$246,400	$1,257
2020	7,264	$78,433	$262,500	$1,326
2021	7,000	$82,001	$292,800	$1,372
2022	6,790	$89,710	$319,100	$1,616
2023	6,918	$113,250	$360,400	$1,724

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5418.3%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	494	7.1%
5 to 17	1,214	17.5%
18 to 24	416	6.0%
25 to 34	731	10.6%
35 to 44	874	12.6%
45 to 54	1,263	18.3%
55 to 64	833	12.0%
65 to 74	725	10.5%
75 and over	368	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,549	80.2%
Black or African American	369	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	232	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	467	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	301	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree24.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	125	2.6%
High school graduate	658	13.7%
Some college or associate's	1,601	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,232	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,178	24.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,869	83.4%
Carpooled	169	4.9%
Public transit	33	1.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	360	10.5%
Other means	7	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	851	27.6%
15 to 29 min	1,467	47.7%
30 to 44 min	417	13.5%
45 to 59 min	232	7.5%
60+ min	111	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 4.0% (274 of 6,915)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,950	70.3%
Nonfamily households	824	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,774	88.8%
Vacant	349	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,126	76.6%
Renter-occupied	648	23.4%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,295	73.5%
1-unit, attached	90	2.9%
2 to 4 units	91	2.9%
5 to 19 units	383	12.3%
20 or more units	264	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1382636
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.83 sq mi
Center point: 32.0303, -81.0129