What percentage of people rent in Skidaway Island, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Skidaway Island, GA, 2020–2024
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7.8% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Skidaway Island, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 342 renting households against 4,037 that own their home.

In Skidaway Island, the share of households that rent went from 8.7% in 2015–2019 to 7.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 7.8% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 342 (±128)
Median renter income: $46,316 (±$45,741)

Who rents and who owns in Skidaway Island

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Skidaway Island	Chatham County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	7.8% (±2.9 points)	43.2% (±1.1 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	342 (±128)	52,064 (±1,499)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,037 (±421)	68,319 (±1,308)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,316 (±$45,741)	$51,600 (±$2,061)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$140,552 (±$18,357)	$92,515 (±$3,099)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Skidaway Island, the renter share is lower than in Chatham County (43.2%).

It is also lower than in Georgia (34.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Chatham County, Skidaway Island ranks 14 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 576 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Skidaway Island has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	8.7% (±2.6 points)	7.8% (±2.9 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$93,690 (±$10,410)	$136,156 (±$17,991)	+45.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Skidaway Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Skidaway Island
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Skidaway Island	—	7.8% (±2.9 points)	—
Montgomery	3.1 mi	20.2% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Isle of Hope	3.3 mi	5.2% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Dutch Island	4.6 mi	2.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Vernonburg	4.8 mi	23.4% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wilmington Island	6.0 mi	23.0% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Whitemarsh Island	6.7 mi	23.6% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Thunderbolt	6.8 mi	38.5% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Savannah	10 mi	54.6% (±1.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dutch Island, GA (2.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Montgomery, GA (20.2%), Wilmington Island, GA (23.0%), Whitemarsh Island, GA (23.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Chatham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Henderson	29.4% (±14.6 points)
9	Whitemarsh Island	23.6% (±5.4 points)
10	Vernonburg	23.4% (±19.3 points)
11	Wilmington Island	23.0% (±4.4 points)
12	Montgomery	20.2% (±6.8 points)
13	Tybee Island	11.5% (±6.9 points)
14	Skidaway Island	7.8% (±2.9 points)
15	Isle of Hope	5.2% (±4.4 points)
16	Dutch Island	2.1% (±3.2 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Chatham County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Skidaway Island is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Skidaway Island

How many renters are there in Skidaway Island?

Skidaway Island has an estimated 342 (±128) renting households, 7.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Skidaway Island?

In Skidaway Island, the share of households that rent went from 8.7% in 2015–2019 to 7.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Skidaway Island?

A renting household in Skidaway Island has 1.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Skidaway Island?

The median renting household in Skidaway Island, GA has an income of $46,316 (±$45,741) a year, against $140,552 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Skidaway Island CDP, Georgia (place:71184, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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