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Chatham County

Population in July 2007: 6,228.
Males: 3,053  (49.0%)
Females: 3,175  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  35.5 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31410.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $70,235 (it was $58,087 in 2000)
Whitemarsh Island:  $70,235
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $37,074
Whitemarsh Island:  $37,074
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $242,876 (it was $126,700 in 2000)
Whitemarsh Island:  $242,876
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $374,956; Detached houses: $373,966; Townhouses or other attached units: $337,140

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Races in Whitemarsh Island:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
  • Black (9.2%)
  • Vietnamese (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Chinese (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Whitemarsh Island: 88.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (17.4%), German (15.3%), English (15.2%), United States (10.5%), Scottish (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2 feet

Land area: 5.90 square miles.

Population density: 1056 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Whitemarsh Island

  • High school or higher: 92.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whitemarsh Island CDP

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

496 residents are foreign born (6.9% Asia).

This place:  8.5%
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:

Whitemarsh Island:  1.1% ($1,423)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (5.7 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (125.1 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (640.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Thunderbolt, GA (1.6 miles ), Wilmington Island, GA (1.8 miles ), Isle of Hope, GA (2.2 miles ), Tybee Island-Wilmington, GA (2.2 miles ), Savannah, GA (2.4 miles ), Skidaway Island, GA (2.8 miles ), Vernonburg, GA (2.9 miles) , Montgomery, GA (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 32.04 N, Longitude: 81.01 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,131 (-36.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 254 (7.8%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 912

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Engineers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



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Average climate in Whitemarsh Island, Georgia

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Whitemarsh Island-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the Whitemarsh Island place center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/23/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Whitemarsh Island-area historical earthquake activity is near Georgia state average. It is 93% 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 78.0 miles away from Whitemarsh 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 67.6 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 87.1 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 83.3 miles away from Whitemarsh Island center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.6 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 67.3 miles away from Whitemarsh Island center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Whitemarsh Island:
  • GA REGIONAL HOSP SAV (about 4 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • CANDLER HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIV MED CEN,INC (about 7 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)

Amtrak station near Whitemarsh Island:
  • 9 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 Whitemarsh Island:
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 7 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 81 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
  • COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 81 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 9,756)
  • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)

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Notable location: Savannah Yacht and Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Whitemarsh Island include: Pinehurst Church (A), Islands Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.9%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

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



Whitemarsh Island compared to Georgia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Chatham County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (58%)
  • Utility gas (39%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Whitemarsh 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 Whitemarsh 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)
  • WHGM (1400 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: WHGM RADIO, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, 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.)
  • WFXH (1130 AM; 1 kW; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Whitemarsh Island:
  • WLXP (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN MULTIMEDIA NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHCJ (90.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLFS (91.9 FM; PORT WENTWORTH, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
  • WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQBT (94.1 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.)
  • WGZR (106.9 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFXH-FM (106.1 FM; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLOW (107.9 FM; PORT ROYAL, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • W201AU (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYFS (89.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRHQ (105.3 FM; RICHMOND HILL, GA; Owner: THOROUGHBRED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLVH (101.1 FM; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJZX (99.7 FM; HOLLYWOOD, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGCO (98.3 FM; MIDWAY, GA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Whitemarsh Island:
  • WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W55AW (Channel 55; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
  • WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • W57CT (Channel 57; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WXSX-LP (Channel 13; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
  • WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
  • W53BX (Channel 53; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: WHHI-TV, INC.)
  • 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)
  • W35AY (Channel 35; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MYRON K. HINES)
  • W19CH (Channel 19; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
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 ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$195,24054$194,10042$218,7886$90,73223$147,966
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$04$247,7536$142,8751$139,9901$409,960
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$06$187,98217$208,6855$55,6384$205,480
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$05$334,81017$235,4011$160,8703$127,987
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$84,8804$300,3600$00$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.01

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 ORIGINATED13$179,5212$228,4203$148,503
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$113,1001$102,6601$87,320
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: 0111.01

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