City safety & data profile

St. MarysGA

St. Marys, GA is a 18K-resident city in Camden County with a median household income of $74,288.

Camden County, Georgia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for St. Marys, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. St. Marys has a population larger than 38% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $312,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

18K
Population (place)
Bottom 39%
By size
$74,288
Median income (place)
$312,300
Median home (place)
17.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on St. Marys

St. Marys posts a median household income higher than 42% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the St. Marys area.

Bottom 43%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near St. Marys

Where St. Marys income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$74,288 Bottom 42% higher than 42% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

St. Marys $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in GA

Population among 99 GA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Atlanta is the largest GA city on this list; Milton leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in GA

Median household income among the same 99-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Milton posts the highest place-level median income in GA; Atlanta is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading St. Marys, GA beyond the headline numbers

St. Marys sits inside Camden County, Georgia, at roughly 30.73°N, -81.55°W. Population 17,968, $74,288 median household income. Median home value $312,300, median rent $1,183. Poverty rate 17.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around St. Marys, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

17.4% of St. Marys, GA residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

A median home in St. Marys runs about 4.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 11.4% of St. Marys workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 16.2% in St. Marys, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of St. Marys workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

St. Marys's median age is 33.8 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for St. Marys from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
17,968
St. Marys · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$74,288
-17% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$312,300
-24% vs avg
Median Age (place)
33.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Camden County): St. Marys's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
57K+12%
Median Income
$74,378+43%
Median Home Value
$261,400+69%
Poverty Rate
12.9%-17%
Unemployment
4.5%-53%

Economics

Economics indicators for St. Marys, GA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,183/mo
Poverty Rate
17.4% +40% vs avg
Unemployment 7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 29.3%
Work From Home 11.4%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 72.6%
African American 14.5%
Asian 1.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
38.4%
High Blood Pressure
37.3%
Short Sleep Duration
37%
Physical Inactivity
28.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.8%
Current Smoking
16.2%
Binge Drinking
15.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.9%
Diabetes
13.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
13.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 57.9%
Annual Checkup 77.4%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.8%
Stroke
3.8%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM -- CAMDEN CAMPUS
SAINT MARYS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect St. Marys?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for St. Marys right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet GA-ST-MARYS · St. Marys

St. Marys: 2 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-TRACE 2 on record
  • WX-LED 100% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Jose

Tagged alert mix: St. Marys

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 2 tagged notices on record for St. Marys.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: San Jose, CA (2 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to St. Marys; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Georgia state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (2 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of St. Marys, GA?
St. Marys, GA has a population of 17,968 people, located in Camden County, Georgia.
What is the median household income in St. Marys?
The median household income in St. Marys, GA is $74,288 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 17.4%.
What is the median home value in St. Marys?
The median home value in St. Marys, GA is $312,300. Median rent is $1,183/month.
What are the top health concerns in St. Marys?
The top health indicators in St. Marys include Obesity (38.4%), High Blood Pressure (37.3%), Short Sleep Duration (37%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in St. Marys?
St. Marys has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in St. Marys?
The median age in St. Marys, GA is 33.8 years. 29.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for St. Marys, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside GA (17.4% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside GA ($74,288 here).

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Using St. Marys's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Camden County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.