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Chatham County

Population in July 2007: 7,393.
Males: 3,595  (48.6%)
Females: 3,798  (51.4%)

Median resident age:  61.0 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31411.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $116,554 (it was $96,395 in 2000)
Skidaway Island:  $116,554
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $75,080
Skidaway Island:  $75,080
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $590,801 (it was $308,200 in 2000)
Skidaway Island:  $590,801
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $707,342; Detached houses: $716,183; Townhouses or other attached units: $233,414

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Races in Skidaway Island:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Skidaway Island: 104.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.2%), German (21.8%), Irish (14.5%), United States (8.9%), Scotch-Irish (6.4%), Scottish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2 feet

Land area: 16.4 square miles.

Population density: 452 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Skidaway Island

  • High school or higher: 98.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Skidaway Island CDP

  • Never married: 7.2%
  • Now married: 83.9%
  • Separated: 0.1%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 2.8%

434 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 1.8% Africa, 1.4% North America, 1.1% Asia).

This place:  6.3%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Skidaway Island:  1.2% ($3,585)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Skidaway Island satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (9.3 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (117.1 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (648.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Montgomery, GA (2.0 miles ), Isle of Hope, GA (2.0 miles ), Vernonburg, GA (2.3 miles) , Wilmington Island, GA (2.6 miles ), Thunderbolt, GA (2.7 miles ), Whitemarsh Island, GA (2.8 miles ), Tybee Island-Wilmington, GA (2.9 miles ), Savannah, GA (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 31.93 N, Longitude: 81.04 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 912

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Top executives (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other financial specialists (4%)



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Average climate in Skidaway Island, Georgia

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Skidaway Island-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the Skidaway Island place center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 11/9/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Skidaway Island-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.3 miles away from Skidaway Island center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from Skidaway Island center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/8/2002 at 13:29:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 2.4 mi) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from Skidaway Island center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Skidaway Island topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Skidaway Island:
  • CANDLER HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIV MED CEN,INC (about 4 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • COASTAL HARBOR TREATMENT CTR (about 6 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Skidaway Island, GA

Amtrak station near Skidaway Island:
  • 13 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 Skidaway Island:
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 4 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 88 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
  • COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 88 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 9,756)
  • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)

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Notable location: The Landings Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Romerly Marshes (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Groves Creek (A), Franklin Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Skidaway Island: Skidaway Island State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  84.6%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.3%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.4%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Skidaway Island, GA


3 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
2 people in crews of maritime vessels


Skidaway Island compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Skidaway Island (2009 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Shopping Street Branch at Intersection Of Market And Shopping Streets, branch established on 1987-11-12. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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2004 Presidential Election results in Chatham County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (32%)


Religion statistics for Skidaway Island

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents33.0%19.9%14.9%4.9%3.3%
Congregations23.6%6.4%14.3%5.9%4.4%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents3.1%2.8%2.6%2.4%13.0%
Congregations3.0%3.0%1.5%3.4%34.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 Skidaway Island:
  • WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJLG (900 AM; 4 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTKS (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSOK (1230 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WHGM (1400 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: WHGM RADIO, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Skidaway Island:
  • WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • 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.)
  • WLXP (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN MULTIMEDIA NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHCJ (90.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WRHQ (105.3 FM; RICHMOND HILL, GA; Owner: THOROUGHBRED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGZR (106.9 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFXH-FM (106.1 FM; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLFS (91.9 FM; PORT WENTWORTH, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
  • WGCO (98.3 FM; MIDWAY, GA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WYFS (89.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W201AU (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLOW (107.9 FM; PORT ROYAL, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLVH (101.1 FM; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJZX (99.7 FM; HOLLYWOOD, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Skidaway Island:
  • 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.)
  • WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
  • WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
  • W55AW (Channel 55; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
  • WXSX-LP (Channel 13; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W57CT (Channel 57; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WHDS-LP (Channel 32; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BROADCAST CORP. OF AMERICA)
  • W53BX (Channel 53; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: WHHI-TV, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED62$398,47761$332,7506$314,27323$408,420
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$377,50415$299,3650$02$319,910
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$330,56615$430,4652$154,5355$328,766
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN6$485,7138$427,4941$260,1902$452,390
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$628,4205$271,9500$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$342,1401$324,1300$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$506,4100$01$506,410
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.02

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