What percentage of people rent in Wilmington Island, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wilmington Island, GA, 2020–2024
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23.0% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Wilmington Island, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,369 renting households against 4,577 that own their home.

In Wilmington Island, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.0% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 1,369 (±269)
Median renter income: $64,069 (±$11,098)

Who rents and who owns in Wilmington Island

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wilmington Island	Chatham County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.0% (±4.4 points)	43.2% (±1.1 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,369 (±269)	52,064 (±1,499)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,577 (±381)	68,319 (±1,308)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$64,069 (±$11,098)	$51,600 (±$2,061)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,132 (±$10,283)	$92,515 (±$3,099)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Wilmington 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, Wilmington Island ranks 11 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 451 of 602.

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

How renting in Wilmington 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	22.8% (±4.3 points)	23.0% (±4.4 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,260 (±$170)	$1,752 (±$147)	+39.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$82,500 (±$7,902)	$93,924 (±$12,057)	+13.8%	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 Wilmington Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilmington Island
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wilmington Island	—	23.0% (±4.4 points)	—
Whitemarsh Island	3.1 mi	23.6% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Dutch Island	3.4 mi	2.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Isle of Hope	4.6 mi	5.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Thunderbolt	5.0 mi	38.5% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Skidaway Island	6.0 mi	7.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Tybee Island	7.0 mi	11.5% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Montgomery	8.0 mi	20.2% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Vernonburg	8.8 mi	23.4% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dutch Island, GA (2.1%), Isle of Hope, GA (5.2%), Skidaway Island, GA (7.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Thunderbolt, GA (38.5%).

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
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)
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 12 of 16 places in Chatham County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wilmington 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 Wilmington Island

How many renters are there in Wilmington Island?

Wilmington Island has an estimated 1,369 (±269) renting households, 23.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wilmington Island?

In Wilmington Island, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wilmington Island?

A renting household in Wilmington Island has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wilmington Island?

The median renting household in Wilmington Island, GA has an income of $64,069 (±$11,098) a year, against $107,132 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 Wilmington Island CDP, Georgia (place:83168, 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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