| Official Name: | Wilmington Island, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chatham |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.99 |
| Area Land Km2: | 21.50 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.48 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.34 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 15129 |
| Population Density Km2: | 703.63 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1822.33 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.0033°N -80.9753°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31410 |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-83168[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1867248 |
Wilmington Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia. The population was 15,129 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census.[3] It is part of the Savannah metropolitan area. The communities of Wilmington Island form a large and affluent suburb of Savannah, where most residents work. The island lies east of Savannah between the town of Thunderbolt and the beach city of Tybee Island.
Wilmington Island is located at 32.0035°N -80.9752°W.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 24.7km2, of which 21.2km2 is land and 3.4km2, or 13.94%, is water.[5]
Wilmington Island first appeared as a census designated place in the 1970 U.S. Census.
| White alone (NH) | 12,969 | 13,477 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 13,052 | 91.25% | 89.03% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 86.27% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 559 | 553 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 406 | 3.93% | 3.65% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.68% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 15 | 32 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 23 | 0.11% | 0.21% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.15% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 355 | 393 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 444 | 2.50% | 2.60% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.93% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 4 | 2 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 8 | 0.03% | 0.01% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.05% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 21 | 20 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 55 | 0.15% | 0.13% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.36% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 102 | 197 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 599 | 0.72% | 1.30% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.96% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 188 | 464 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 542 | 1.32% | 3.07% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.58% | |
| Total | 14,213 | 15,138 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 15,129 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 15,129 people, 6,478 households, and 4,322 families residing in the CDP.
The only public school on Wilmington Island is May Howard Elementary School,[9] run by Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools.[10] Students often attend school on nearby Whitemarsh Island.
The island hosts two private schools, being St. Andrews School, which is an independent college preparatory school and the Catholic Saint Peter the Apostle School, formerly named Nativity of Our Lord School.[11]