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30.80° N · 81.56° W · GEOID 1343580

Kings Bay Base

Camden County, Georgia · part of the Kingsland, GA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

GeorgiaKings Bay Base, GAKings Bay BaseKings Bay Base

The short answer

Kings Bay Base is home to 2,210 people. Median household income is $78,000 a year and median rent is $1,587 a month, 24.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $261,400, about 3.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,587
16% above the median place
Median household income
$78,000
3% below the median place
Median home value
$261,400
18% below the median place
Unemployment
5.4%
10% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Kings Bay Base

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 60 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 144 Georgia places.
  • Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 166 Georgia places.
  • The median resident is 22.3 years old, younger than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 166 Georgia places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 13.8% a year while rent rose 6.5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 94% of places its size.
  • 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 32% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 99% of places.

01

Moving to Kings Bay Base

Camden County gains about 11.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,886
Moved out4,387
Net+499

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Georgia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within GeorgiaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$54K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Camden County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
20.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 19.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Camden County report $62,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$63,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,587 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,565 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $261,400.
Getting to work
12 minutes each way on average; 31.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Laurel Bay, SC matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
19.5%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
20.4%
255% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
11.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureKings Bay BaseAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year120.4%255% above
Moved from another state119.5%above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure11.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$62,66611% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$54,43423% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 0.0%, below the median place (median 66.4%).

Kings Bay Base24.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$63,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.4%
20% above the median place
Home price to income
3.4x
12% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$59,000
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Kings Bay Base, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Othello, WA16.1% vs 24.4%n/aCompare
Alma, AR17.7% vs 24.4%n/aCompare
St. Joseph, MN18.2% vs 24.4%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
0.0%
below the median place (median 66.4%)
Vacant homes1
12.9%
83% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
42.0%
17% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureKings Bay BaseAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,58716% above
Rent to income124.4%20% above
Property tax rate10.9%3% below
Home price to income13.4x12% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,30020% below
HUD area median income3County figure$88,60017% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,30529% below
Median home value1County figure$261,40018% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-1.3%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure58.0%13% above
Homeownership10.0%below (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+142.0%17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,56516% below
Vacant homes112.9%83% above
Median year built119840% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 12 min, 53% below the median place.

Mean commute1
12 min
53% below the median place
Works from home1
31.9%
156% above the median place
Income per person1
$29,270
27% below the median place
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasureKings Bay BaseAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$78,0003% below
Income per person1$29,27027% below
Unemployment1County figure5.4%10% above
Average annual pay5County figure$57,26713% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs5County figure16,28089% below
Poverty rate1County figure12.9%19% above
Mean commute112 min53% below
Works from home131.9%156% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
22.3
43% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband99.4% +8%
Bachelor's or higher14.9% −54%
Household size2.7 +9%
All 8 people measures
MeasureKings Bay BaseAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2106646th largest
Median age122.343% below
Bachelor's or higher114.9%54% below
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size12.79% above
Born abroad1County figure2.9%67% below
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband199.4%8% above
05

Life in Kings Bay Base

17 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k9.1 −4%
Grocery stores per 10k4.5 2.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.2 −17%
Shops29.1 −4%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.6 −61%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.6 −23%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
1.6
61% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
17.2
17% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
15.6
23% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureKings Bay BaseAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure1233% above
Public school students10County figure9,75499% above
Students per teacher10County figure14.65% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure17.217% below
Shops per 10k7County figure29.14% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure1.661% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure15.623% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k89.14% below
Grocery stores per 10k84.5113% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure1731% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 54.5, 41% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Kings Bay Base. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk12
54.5
41% below the median place
January average low11
41°F
64% above the median place
Average temperature11
68°F
24% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureKings Bay BaseAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure92°F6% above
January average low11County figure41°F64% above
Average temperature11County figure68°F24% above
Annual precipitation11County figure50.5 in15% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure54.541% below
Hurricane risk12County figure91.129% above
Tornado risk12County figure50.039% below
Wildfire risk12County figure84.438% above
Heat wave risk12County figure59.035% below
08

Kings Bay Base in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, down from 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,587/mo (2024)$2,050/mo$1,680 to $2,490/mo+4.3%
Median household income$78,000 (2024)$104,000$87,500 to $123,000+4.9%

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Kings Bay Base

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Laurel Bay, SC$1,454$54,345Compare
North Chicago, IL$1,426$60,172Compare
New Brunswick, NJ$1,814$65,810Compare
Havelock, NC$1,280$58,408Compare
Havelock, NCNew Brunswick, NJNorth Chicago, ILLaurel Bay, SCKings Bay Base, GAKings Bay BaseLaurel BayNorth ChicagoNew BrunswickHavelockKings Bay BaseLaurel BayNorth ChicagoHavelock

Common questions

Is Kings Bay Base a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 60 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 144 Georgia places. Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 166 Georgia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Kings Bay Base expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $261,400.

What salary do you need to live in Kings Bay Base?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $63,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Kings Bay Base?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Laurel Bay, SC, North Chicago, IL, New Brunswick, NJ and Havelock, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Kings Bay Base with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Kings Bay Base itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/kings-bay-base-georgia

Citytistics. “Kings Bay Base, Georgia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/kings-bay-base-georgia/

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