Skidaway Island, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

9,315

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

2.48%

7.32% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$136,156

11.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$803,700

5.32% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,903

Population & Diversity

Skidaway Island, GA is home to a population of 9.32k people, from which 98.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.59% of Skidaway Island, GA residents were born outside of the country (614 people).

In 2024, there were 21.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.88k people) in Skidaway Island, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 372 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 368 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Skidaway Island, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Skidaway Island, GA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Skidaway Island, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.88k ± 551
Other (Non-Hispanic)
372 ± 351
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
368 ± 240

3.57%

Hispanic Population

333 people

3.57% of the people in Skidaway Island, GA are hispanic (333 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Skidaway Island, 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

6.59%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

614 people

5.46%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

486 people

As of 2024, 6.59% of Skidaway Island, GA residents (614 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 Skidaway Island, GA was 5.46%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
436 ± 163
Gulf War (2001-)
169 ± 76
Gulf War (1990s)
119 ± 99

Skidaway Island, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.58 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Skidaway Island, GA.

Economy

The economy of Skidaway Island, GA employs 2.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Skidaway Island, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (709 people), Educational Services (320 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (243 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($207,250), Finance & Insurance ($185,560), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($184,250).

Employment

Occupations

2.9k

2024 Value

± 437

11.7%

1 Year growth

± 19.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Skidaway Island, GA grew at a rate of 11.7%, from 2.6k employees to 2.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Skidaway Island, GA, are Management Occupations (979 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (366 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (249 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Skidaway Island, 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

2.9k

2024 Value

± 437

11.7%

1 Year growth

± 19.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Skidaway Island, GA grew at a rate of 11.7%, from 2.6k employees to 2.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Skidaway Island, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (709 people), Educational Services (320 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (243 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Skidaway Island, GA, though some of these residents may live in Skidaway Island, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$105,455

Median earning men ± $62,058

$55,379

Median earning women ± $8,788

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($182,308), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($114,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,368), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,156), and Construction ($56,229).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Skidaway Island, GA was $803,700 in 2024, which is 2.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $763,100 to $803,700, a 5.32% increase. The homeownership rate in Skidaway Island, GA is 92.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Skidaway Island, GA have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Skidaway Island, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$803,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$40,380

$4,037

Median Property Taxes

±$536

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Skidaway Island, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Skidaway Island, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

92.2%

Homeownership

2024

72.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.2% of the housing units in Skidaway Island, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Skidaway Island, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$136,156

Median Household Income

± $17,991

4.38k

Number of Households

± 578

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.38k households in Skidaway Island, GA grew to $136,156 from the previous year's value of $121,991.

The following chart displays the households in Skidaway Island, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Skidaway Island, 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 (66.6%)
Worked At Home (26.5%)
Carpooled (2.75%)

In 2024, 66.6% of workers in Skidaway Island, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.5%) and those who carpooled to work (2.75%).

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

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Skidaway Island, GA have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.09% of the workforce in Skidaway Island, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Skidaway Island, GA (230 out of 9.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Skidaway Island, GA is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

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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