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. Port Wentworth has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Port Wentworth, where the median household income is $61,409.00.

Being a small city, Port Wentworth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Port Wentworth are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.