St. Simons is a metro area of 115,074 people. At a median age of 43.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The foreign-born share is 5%. The population is up 24% since 2000. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $257,539.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,040, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about St. Simons
What changed most since 1990
White share74.2% → 66.5%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age33.6 → 43.8(+10.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia
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)30.3%(2,241)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(1,980)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.5%(2,332)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(336)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(28)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,399 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
St. Simons, decade by decade
St. Simons 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
82,207
$62,861
$141,189
16.8%
46.4
2000
93,044
$66,370
$151,230
19.5%
53.2
2010
112,370
$67,284
$219,524
21.4%
58.4
2020
113,495
$64,661
$211,090
24.9%
62.1
2024
115,074
$66,040
$257,539
28.4%
61.0
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.
