Skidaway Island, GA

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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
11.7% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Skidaway Island, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Skidaway Island, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Skidaway Island, GA was $803,700, and the homeownership rate was 92.2%.

Most people in Skidaway Island, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Skidaway Island, GA was 2 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Skidaway Island, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.88k ± 551
  2. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    372 ± 351
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    368 ± 240
3.57%
Hispanic Population
333 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    436 ± 163
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    169 ± 76
  3. 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.

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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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Skidaway Island, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.394%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Skidaway Island, GA is from Georgia.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.5%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

97.5% of the population of Skidaway Island, GA has health coverage, with 33.4% on employee plans, 2.25% on Medicaid, 40.3% on Medicare, 18.9% on non-group plans, and 2.66% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.5% under 18 years, 6.17% between 18 and 34 years, 29.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 51.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

2.52%
Uninsured
33.4%
Employer Coverage
2.25%
Medicaid
40.3%
Medicare
18.9%
Non-Group
2.66%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Skidaway Island, GA grew by 50.2% from 1.68% to 2.52%.

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