About Wilmington Island

Wilmington Island is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 14,213 people and just one neighborhood, Wilmington Island is the 65th largest community in Georgia.

Wilmington Island is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.02% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wilmington Island is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilmington Island who work in management occupations (14.14%), sales jobs (12.95%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.63%).

Also of interest is that Wilmington Island has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Wilmington Island, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Wilmington Island are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Residents of Wilmington Island by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 98.5% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Wilmington Island may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Wilmington Island is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Wilmington Island Information and Demographics

The population of Wilmington Island is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 40.33% of adults in Wilmington Island have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wilmington Island in 2000 was $27,654, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,616 for a family of four.

The people who call Wilmington Island home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wilmington Island is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wilmington Island include English, Irish, German, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Wilmington Island is English. Some people also speak Spanish.