What is the population of Port Wentworth city?

Port Wentworth city has 11,997 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #99 of 675 in Georgia.

What is the median household income in Port Wentworth city?

Median household income in Port Wentworth city is $78,861 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Port Wentworth city?

Median gross rent is $1,648 a month and the median home value is $204,900, so rent absorbs about 25.1% of median household income.

Is Port Wentworth city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Port Wentworth city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Port Wentworth, GA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Port Wentworth, Georgia (Port Wentworth, GA — Census place “Port Wentworth city”) is 11,997 residents, ranking #99 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $78,861, the median home is worth $204,900 and median gross rent runs $1,648 a month. Looking for the Port Wentworth Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Port Wentworth, GA: 31407.

Population: 11,997Port Wentworth city residents
Median household income: $78,861Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $204,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,648Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 66%Owner-occupied households

Port Wentworth ZIP codes (Georgia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Port Wentworth.

The Port Wentworth GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

31407

What the numbers mean in Port Wentworth city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Port Wentworth city median would spend about 25.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.8% of residents and 66% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Port Wentworth city, GA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Port Wentworth city is a mid-size town in Georgia, with 11,997 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #99 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 35.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Port Wentworth city earn a median of $78,861 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 38% above the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 9.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Port Wentworth city is valued at $204,900, 32.5% below the national figure and 7% above the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,648 a month, 17.2% above the national figure, or roughly $19,776 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Port Wentworth city?: Port Wentworth city has 11,997 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #99 of 675 in Georgia.
What is the median household income in Port Wentworth city?: Median household income in Port Wentworth city is $78,861 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Port Wentworth city?: Median gross rent is $1,648 a month and the median home value is $204,900, so rent absorbs about 25.1% of median household income.
Is Port Wentworth city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Port Wentworth city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Port Wentworth city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.