Brunswick

Population: 15,248
Median household income: $34,021
Median home value: $128,300

Brunswick is a community in Glynn County, Georgia, home to 15,248 residents. Its median household income of $34,021 runs below the Glynn County figure of $68,546.

From 2019 to 2023, Brunswick's population declined 5.4% from 16,122 to 15,248, while its median home value rose 18.1% from $108,600 to $128,300.

The median gross rent is $876. 18.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,248
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $34,021
Median home value: $128,300
Median gross rent: $876
Housing units: 7,260
Homeownership rate: 40.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,12215,248

Median household income

$28,032$34,021

Median home value

$108,600$128,300

Median gross rent

$729$876

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,122	$28,032	$108,600	$729
2020	16,231	$27,471	$102,600	$735
2021	14,774	$29,362	$105,800	$785
2022	15,243	$29,781	$116,800	$838
2023	15,248	$34,021	$128,300	$876

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	972	6.4%
5 to 17	2,748	18.0%
18 to 24	1,568	10.3%
25 to 34	2,091	13.7%
35 to 44	1,858	12.2%
45 to 54	1,347	8.8%
55 to 64	1,898	12.4%
65 to 74	1,523	10.0%
75 and over	1,243	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,332	28.4%
Black or African American	9,363	61.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	29	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	278	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,209	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,554	15.6%
High school graduate	3,890	39.1%
Some college or associate's	2,640	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,262	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	614	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,301	76.3%
Carpooled	855	15.2%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	121	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	190	3.4%
Other means	172	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,261	41.5%
15 to 29 min	1,927	35.4%
30 to 44 min	825	15.1%
45 to 59 min	112	2.1%
60+ min	325	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 29.2% (4,325 of 14,798)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,249	52.3%
Nonfamily households	2,958	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,207	85.5%
Vacant	1,053	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,496	40.2%
Renter-occupied	3,711	59.8%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,798	66.1%
1-unit, attached	240	3.3%
2 to 4 units	737	10.2%
5 to 19 units	842	11.6%
20 or more units	383	5.3%
Mobile home & other	260	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1311560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 8.07 sq mi
Center point: 31.1361, -81.4669