Port Wentworth is home to 12,892 people in Georgia. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 9,616 people. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $228,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 35.8. The foreign-born share is 6%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,731, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Port Wentworth
What changed most since 1990
Population4,012 → 12,892(+221%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share16.3% → 44.1%(+27.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share81.8% → 39.6%(−42.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Port Wentworth's population equals 4.3% of Chatham County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 2.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)48.7%(451)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)60.9%(564)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era10%(93)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 926 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Port Wentworth, decade by decade
Port Wentworth population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,012
$67,548
$120,483
4.7%
38.0
2000
3,276
$76,949
$120,411
8.9%
40.7
2010
5,359
$63,375
$199,242
15.0%
72.5
2020
10,878
$89,713
$224,712
41.1%
79.9
2024
12,892
$79,731
$228,100
25.0%
78.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
