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Population in July 2007: 4,167. Population change since 2000: +4.1%
 

Males: 1,599  (48.8%)
Females: 1,677  (51.2%)

Chatham County

Median resident age:  39.5 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31407.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,900 (it was $42,241 in 2000)
Port Wentworth  $47,900
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $100,800 (it was $67,700 in 2000)
Port Wentworth  $100,800
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Port Wentworth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.9%)
  • Black (14.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Port Wentworth: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.3%), English (11.2%), Irish (11.1%), German (9.5%), Scottish (2.7%), Italian (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 16.4 square miles.

Population density: 197 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Port Wentworth

  • High school or higher: 74.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Wentworth city

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.2%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Port Wentworth, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Port Wentworth to the number of sex offenders is 1083 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Port Wentworth:  0.8% ($530)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (9.5 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (131.8 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (682.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Garden City, GA (4.6 miles ), Pooler, GA (6.5 miles ), Bloomingdale, GA (9.2 miles ), Pooler-Burroughs, GA (9.2 miles ), Savannah, GA (9.5 miles ), Rincon, GA (9.6 miles ), Hardeeville, SC (10.8 miles ), Thunderbolt, GA (12.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $79,700
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $55,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $149,500
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $138,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $170,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $173,800
  • 2004: 81 buildings, average cost: $91,400
  • 2005: 91 buildings, average cost: $91,400
  • 2006: 379 buildings, average cost: $131,100
  • 2007: 233 buildings, average cost: $90,800

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Latitude: 32.16 N, Longitude: 81.18 W


84 people in nursing homes

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Population change in the 1990s: -779 (-19.2%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Paper (9%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Crime in Port Wentworth by Year
Type 2001 2002 2005
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 100
    per 100,000 29.80.00.0
Robberies 141
    per 100,000 29.8116.831.2
Assaults 342
    per 100,000 89.4116.862.5
Burglaries 291324
    per 100,000 864.4379.5749.5
Thefts 11811467
    per 100,000 3517.13327.52092.4
Auto thefts 12912
    per 100,000 357.7262.7374.8
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 108.0) 280.5239.1188.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 24 (21 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  6.47
US city average:  3.00

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Port Wentworth-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the Port Wentworth city center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 9/13/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Port Wentworth:
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • COASTAL HARBOR TREATMENT CTR (about 14 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • GA REGIONAL HOSP SAV (about 15 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Port Wentworth, GA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Wentworth:
  • SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 4 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
  • HUNTER AAF (about 12 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SVN)
  • HILTON HEAD (about 35 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; ID: HXD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Wentworth:
  • RIDGELAND (about 26 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)
  • LIBERTY COUNTY (about 41 miles; HINESVILLE, GA; ID: 2J2)
  • BEAUFORT COUNTY (about 42 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID: 73J)

Amtrak station near Port Wentworth:
  • 7 miles: SAVANNAH (2611 SEABOARD COAST LINE DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Wentworth:
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 16 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 95 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
  • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
  • MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 96 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Port Wentworth and their reported violations in the past:

BARNWELL GARDENS SUBDIVISION (Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (2 times from AUG-01-2005 to OCT-03-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-14-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-17-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-2003)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-21-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-21-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-18-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2002)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.8%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.0%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Port Wentworth compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Chatham County Georgia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management 3$5,558$22,2320$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,024$24,2880$0
Police - Other 2$4,358$26,1480$0
Police Protection - Officers 14$34,728$29,7670$0
Parks and Recreation 2$4,673$28,0382$718
Water Supply 2$6,183$37,0980$0
Other and Unallocable 2$4,092$24,5520$0
Financial Administration 5$9,815$23,5560$0
Sewerage 1$4,243$50,9160$0
Other Government Administration 1$4,256$51,0727$1,501
Totals for Government 33$79,930$29,0659$2,219



Port Wentworth government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $323,000
    Sewerage: $237,000
    All Other: $78,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $971,000
    Central Staff Services: $564,000
    Water Utilities: $315,000
    Solid Waste Management: $314,000
    Regular Highways: $238,000
    Housing & Community Development: $219,000
    Sewerage: $210,000
    Parks & Recreation: $210,000
    Fire Protection: $77,000
    Corrections - Other: $36,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $901,000
    All Other: $651,000
    Public Welfare: $24,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,479,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $440,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,754,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $165,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $515,000
    Interest Earnings: $217,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $81,000
    Central Staff: $69,000
    General - Other: $41,000
    Regular Highways: $36,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,024,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $355,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $69,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $558,000
    Public Utilities: $251,000
    Property: $226,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $131,000
    NEC: $89,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,093,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $126,000

9.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.42%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Chatham County:  0.28%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Effingham County, GA  0.54% ($33,226 average AGI)
from Bryan County, GA  0.36% ($44,847)
from Liberty County, GA  0.28% ($22,704)


8.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.15%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($448 average AGI)
Chatham County:  0.10%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Effingham County, GA  0.90% ($44,587 average AGI)
to Bryan County, GA  0.51% ($46,069)
to Liberty County, GA  0.24% ($25,203)


Strongest AM radio stations in Port Wentworth:
  • WTKS (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJLG (900 AM; 4 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSOK (1230 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHGM (1400 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: WHGM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Port Wentworth:
  • WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLVH (101.1 FM; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYFS (89.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W206AT (89.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WLFS (91.9 FM; PORT WENTWORTH, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
  • WSIS (103.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLXP (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN MULTIMEDIA NETWORK, INC.)
  • WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGZR (106.9 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFXH-FM (106.1 FM; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • W201AU (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLOW (107.9 FM; PORT ROYAL, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRHQ (105.3 FM; RICHMOND HILL, GA; Owner: THOROUGHBRED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHCJ (90.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Port Wentworth:
  • WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
  • WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
  • WXSX-LP (Channel 13; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W55AW (Channel 55; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
  • W57CT (Channel 57; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WHDS-LP (Channel 32; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BROADCAST CORP. OF AMERICA)
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • W53BX (Channel 53; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: WHHI-TV, INC.)
  • W35AY (Channel 35; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MYRON K. HINES)

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