Whitemarsh Island, GA Demographic Data
Whitemarsh Island, GA Summary
Whitemarsh Island is located in Chatham County in Georgia
- Population: 7,297
- Area: 6.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,096.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.28 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Whitemarsh Island, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,588
52%
50.8
Male
3,334
48%
49.2
Total Population
6,922
323,128,000
Whitemarsh Island, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
382
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
393
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
561
8.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
442
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
475
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
965
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,010
14.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
977
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
317
4.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
465
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
636
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
198
2.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
101
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,244
75.8%
77.2
Female
2,864
54.6%
51.3
Male
2,380
45.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,103
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,250
18.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
935
13.5%
15.2
Female
597
63.9%
55.8
Male
338
36.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Whitemarsh Island, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,798
98.2%
96.8
White
5,880
84.9%
72.6
Black or African American
258
3.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.2%
0.8
Asian
563
8.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
25
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
63
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
44
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
11
0.2%
0.2
Korean
9
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
317
4.6%
0.6
Other Asian
94
1.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
81
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
124
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
281
4.1%
17.8
Mexican
91
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
87
1.3%
1.7
Cuban
17
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
86
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,641
95.9%
82.2
Whitemarsh Island, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
61
1.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
53
1.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
903
19.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
944
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
250
5.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,444
30.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,014
21.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
114
2.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,555
97.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,458
52.6%
31.2
Whitemarsh Island, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,661
29.7%
33.7%
Now Married
3,031
54.3%
47.5
Divorced
631
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
50
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
213
3.8
5.8%
Whitemarsh Island, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,896
90.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
644
9.8%
21.6%
Spanish
168
2.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
71
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
371
5.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
34
0.5%
1.1%
Whitemarsh Island, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
111
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
98
3.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
289
10.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
265
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
378
13.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
467
16.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
355
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
318
11.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
138
4.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
369
13.2%
6.4
Median household income
62,746
57,617
Per capita income
40,935
31,128
Whitemarsh Island, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
84
2.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
275
8.1%
9.8
Construction
87
2.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
845
25.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
149
4.4%
6.6
Information
109
3.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
423
12.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
323
9.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
373
11.0%
11.4
Public administration
100
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
286
8.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
204
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
127
3.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
223
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,689
49.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
139
4.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
819
24.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
515
15.2%
18.1%
Whitemarsh Island, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,391
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,919
86.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
213
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
28
0.8%
5.1
Walked
29
0.9%
2.7
Other means
6
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
196
5.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
26.6
Whitemarsh Island, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
46
1.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
982
35.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,365
49.0%
37.1
3 or more
395
14.2%
21.0
Whitemarsh Island, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,788
89.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,818
65.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
970
34.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
326
10.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Whitemarsh Island, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,114
1 room
63
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
154
4.9%
2.7
3 rooms
306
9.8%
9.1
4 rooms
410
13.2%
16.5
5 rooms
640
20.6%
19.8
6 rooms
536
17.2%
17.8
7 rooms
289
9.3%
12.0
8 rooms
255
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
461
14.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Whitemarsh Island, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,114
1-unit, detached
2,016
64.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
104
3.3%
5.9
2-units
31
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
25
0.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
331
10.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
272
8.7%
4.4
20 or more units
335
10.8%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Whitemarsh Island, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
44
1.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
19
0.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
48
1.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
47
1.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
541
17.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
752
24.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,139
36.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
524
16.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Whitemarsh Island, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
704
25.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
31
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,053
73.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Whitemarsh Island, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,281
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
23
1.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
30
2.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
85
6.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
168
13.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
268
20.9%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
286
22.3%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
421
32.9%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
509
40.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
186
14.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
157
12.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
115
9.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
304
23.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Whitemarsh Island, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
937
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
32
3.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
70
7.5%
11.9%
$500 to $999
201
21.5%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
634
67.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
33
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,216
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
137
15.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
123
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
58
6.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
135
15.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
83
9.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
356
39.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
78
0.0%
0.0%
Whitemarsh Island, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,818
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
14
0.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
92
5.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
424
23.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
172
9.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
234
12.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
340
18.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
459
25.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
83
4.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
275,500
205,000