Glynn County vs Jackson County

A side-by-side comparison of Glynn County and Jackson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Glynn County and Jackson County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glynn County has the higher population (84,987 vs 80,640 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($85,012 vs $68,546 in Glynn County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($312,700 vs $268,300 in Glynn County).

Population, income & housing

	Glynn County	Jackson County
Population	84,987	80,640
Median age	43.3 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,546	$85,012
Median home value	$268,300	$312,700
Median gross rent	$1,060	$1,048
Housing units	42,928	29,389
Homeownership rate	67.0%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glynn County	Jackson County
Population	84,470 → 84,987 (+0.6%)	67,885 → 80,640 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$52,977 → $68,546 (+29.4%)	$65,385 → $85,012 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$179,000 → $268,300 (+49.9%)	$189,700 → $312,700 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,060 (+19.1%)	$823 → $1,048 (+27.3%)

Glynn County

Population

84,47084,987

Median household income

$52,977$68,546

Median home value

$179,000$268,300

Median gross rent

$890$1,060

Jackson County

Population

67,88580,640

Median household income

$65,385$85,012

Median home value

$189,700$312,700

Median gross rent

$823$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glynn County	Jackson County
Under 5	5.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.9%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	8.7%
75 and over	9.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glynn County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.1%	77.1%
Black or African American	24.5%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glynn County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	10.4%	12.4%
High school graduate	28.4%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glynn County	Jackson County
Drove alone	77.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.6%	11.1%
Other means	2.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glynn County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	64.6%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	2.5%
20 or more units	5.9%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Glynn County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	16.3%	8.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	19	32
Median year structure built	1987	2001