What percentage of people rent in Thunderbolt, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Thunderbolt, GA, 2020–2024
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38.5% (±10.2 points) of the occupied homes in Thunderbolt, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 462 renting households against 738 that own their home.

In Thunderbolt, the share of households that rent went from 43.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (−5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.5% (±10.2 points)
Renting households: 462 (±120)
Median renter income: $67,386 (±$21,331)

Who rents and who owns in Thunderbolt

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Thunderbolt	Chatham County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.5% (±10.2 points)	43.2% (±1.1 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	462 (±120)	52,064 (±1,499)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	738 (±174)	68,319 (±1,308)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,386 (±$21,331)	$51,600 (±$2,061)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,019 (±$30,875)	$92,515 (±$3,099)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Thunderbolt, the renter share is not measurably different from Chatham County (43.2%).

It is not measurably different from Georgia (34.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Chatham County, Thunderbolt ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 273 of 602.

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

How renting in Thunderbolt 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	43.6% (±7.6 points)	38.5% (±10.2 points)	−5.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,111 (±$88)	$1,708 (±$158)	+53.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$60,819 (±$5,631)	$75,234 (±$19,586)	+23.7%	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 Thunderbolt

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Thunderbolt
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Thunderbolt	—	38.5% (±10.2 points)	—
Whitemarsh Island	2.2 mi	23.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Dutch Island	2.4 mi	2.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Isle of Hope	3.4 mi	5.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Wilmington Island	5.0 mi	23.0% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Vernonburg	6.4 mi	23.4% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Montgomery	6.7 mi	20.2% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Skidaway Island	6.8 mi	7.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Garden City	8.3 mi	56.3% (±7.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whitemarsh Island, GA (23.6%), Dutch Island, GA (2.1%), Isle of Hope, GA (5.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Garden City, GA (56.3%).

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
1	Garden City	56.3% (±7.4 points)
2	Savannah	54.6% (±1.5 points)
3	Georgetown (community)	45.4% (±7.0 points)
4	Port Wentworth	41.4% (±6.2 points)
5	Pooler	39.8% (±5.4 points)
6	Bloomingdale	38.6% (±9.8 points)
7	Thunderbolt	38.5% (±10.2 points)
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)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Chatham County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Thunderbolt

How many renters are there in Thunderbolt?

Thunderbolt has an estimated 462 (±120) renting households, 38.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Thunderbolt?

In Thunderbolt, the share of households that rent went from 43.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (−5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Thunderbolt?

A renting household in Thunderbolt has 2.3 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Thunderbolt?

The median renting household in Thunderbolt, GA has an income of $67,386 (±$21,331) a year, against $76,019 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 Thunderbolt town, Georgia (place:76364, 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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