Port Wentworth is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 12,347 people and two associated neighborhoods, Port Wentworth is the 92nd largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Port Wentworth was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Port Wentworth economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Port Wentworth, where the median household income is $61,409.00.Port Wentworth is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Port Wentworth is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Wentworth who work in sales jobs (17.87%), office and administrative support (15.75%), and healthcare (7.81%). Port Wentworth is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Port Wentworth is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.73% of adults in Port Wentworth have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Port Wentworth in 2022 was $25,240, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,960 for a family of four. However, Port Wentworth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Port Wentworth is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port Wentworth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Wentworth residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Port Wentworth also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port Wentworth include African, English, German, Somalian, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Port Wentworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
