Kings Bay Base, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,210

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

22.3

1.83% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.2%

15.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$78,000

7.36% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

229

Population & Diversity

Kings Bay Base, GA is home to a population of 2.21k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.81% of Kings Bay Base, GA residents were born outside of the country (62 people).

In 2024, there were 6.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.42k people) in Kings Bay Base, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 224 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 176 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Kings Bay Base, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kings Bay Base, GA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kings Bay Base, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kings Bay Base, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.42k ± 325
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
224 ± 141
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
176 ± 170

14.7%

Hispanic Population

325 people

14.7% of the people in Kings Bay Base, GA are hispanic (325 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kings Bay Base, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

2.81%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

62 people

2.97%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

71 people

As of 2024, 2.81% of Kings Bay Base, GA residents (62 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kings Bay Base, GA was 2.97%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kings Bay Base, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 33
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 21

Kings Bay Base, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.44 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kings Bay Base, GA.

Economy

The economy of Kings Bay Base, GA employs 229 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kings Bay Base, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), Retail Trade (55 people), and Public Administration (40 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($64,167), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,654), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,788).

Employment

Occupations

229

2024 Value

± 118

2.23%

1 Year growth

± 69.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings Bay Base, GA grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 224 employees to 229 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kings Bay Base, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (42 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (31 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (28 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kings Bay Base, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

229

2024 Value

± 118

2.23%

1 Year growth

± 69.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings Bay Base, GA grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 224 employees to 229 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kings Bay Base, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), Retail Trade (55 people), and Public Administration (40 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kings Bay Base, GA, though some of these residents may live in Kings Bay Base, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,083

Median earning men ± $47,215

$26,250

Median earning women ± $10,027

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,654) and Retail Trade ($20,000).

Housing & Living

People in Kings Bay Base, GA have an average commute time of 11.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kings Bay Base, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$78,000

Median Household Income

± $19,267

538

Number of Households

± 198

In 2024, the median household income of the 538 households in Kings Bay Base, GA grew to $78,000 from the previous year's value of $72,650.

The following chart displays the households in Kings Bay Base, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kings Bay Base, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (36.4%)
Worked At Home (31.9%)
Walked (21.9%)

In 2024, 36.4% of workers in Kings Bay Base, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31.9%) and those who walked to work (21.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

11.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kings Bay Base, GA have a shorter commute time (11.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kings Bay Base, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kings Bay Base, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kings Bay Base, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kings Bay Base, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kings Bay Base, GA (311 out of 1.46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kings Bay Base, GA is Two Or More, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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