Dock Junction

Population: 8,786
Median household income: $48,600
Median home value: $140,300

Located in Glynn County, Georgia, Dock Junction is a community with a population of 8,786. At $48,600, its median household income sits below Glynn County's $68,546.

From 2019 to 2023, Dock Junction's population grew 17.9% from 7,454 to 8,786, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $106,600 to $140,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 45.2% of the population. 71.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,786
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,600
Median home value: $140,300
Median gross rent: $1,068
Housing units: 3,889
Homeownership rate: 49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,4548,786

Median household income

$43,994$48,600

Median home value

$106,600$140,300

Median gross rent

$851$1,068

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,454	$43,994	$106,600	$851
2020	7,500	$42,072	$110,100	$930
2021	8,111	$37,954	$103,100	$963
2022	8,176	$44,438	$129,300	$1,053
2023	8,786	$48,600	$140,300	$1,068

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	556	6.3%
5 to 17	1,618	18.4%
18 to 24	584	6.6%
25 to 34	1,365	15.5%
35 to 44	1,315	15.0%
45 to 54	898	10.2%
55 to 64	869	9.9%
65 to 74	843	9.6%
75 and over	738	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,968	45.2%
Black or African American	2,156	24.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.4%
Asian	229	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	845	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,550	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate46.4%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	878	14.6%
High school graduate	2,797	46.4%
Some college or associate's	1,636	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	499	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	218	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled20.1%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,300	71.0%
Carpooled	650	20.1%
Public transit	40	1.2%
Walked	34	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	2.9%
Other means	120	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,402	44.6%
15 to 29 min	1,163	37.0%
30 to 44 min	282	9.0%
45 to 59 min	222	7.1%
60+ min	75	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 31.2% (2,631 of 8,438)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,099	66.1%
Nonfamily households	1,075	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,174	81.6%
Vacant	715	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,567	49.4%
Renter-occupied	1,607	50.6%

1-unit, detached56.4%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other21.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,192	56.4%
1-unit, attached	318	8.2%
2 to 4 units	526	13.5%
5 to 19 units	17	0.4%
20 or more units	7	0.2%
Mobile home & other	829	21.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1323200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.4 sq mi
Water area: 1.21 sq mi
Center point: 31.2014, -81.5157