Demographics Narrative

Glynn County is located on Georgia’s Atlantic Coast. Savannah Georgia is about an hour north and Jacksonville Florida is about an hour south, both of which can be accessed via I-95. The City of Brunswick is the only municipality in Glynn County. However, the area is often referred to as the Golden Isles because of the golden brown marsh grass that surrounds the well-known barrier islands St Simons Island, Sea Island, and Jekyll Island.

Glynn County is a population center for the southeast Georgia region that has grown by more than 3% since the 2010 census for a total of about 84,000 people. The area is also major destination for business, industry, and trade. As of 2014, the trade-area population broke 200,000 so Glynn County has seen significant growth in the retail sector and has received the attention of several national retailers. The median income in Glynn County is $39,000 and per capita income is around $22,000. Around 12% of families and 18% of the population live below the poverty line.

Glynn County consist of rural areas but the population largely resides in urban areas. There’s a total of 34,000 households in Glynn County at an average density of 77 per square mile. The largest single population center is St Simons Island with 20,000 residents and the City of Brunswick has 15,800 residents. The race distribution is comparable to other areas in the region and consists of 68% white, 26% black, and the remaining percentage is made up largely of Hispanic. Schools in Glynn County or operated by the Glynn County School system and is comprised of ten elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools, and one charter vocational school. Higher education in Glynn County can be obtained from College of Coastal Georgia (a four year college) or the Coastal Pines Technical College.

The Glynn County Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is made up of Glynn, Brantley, and McIntosh Counties.