Glynn County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Glynn County, Georgia has a population of 85,447 across 420 square miles, up 2.4 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $6.27 bn in 2024, 2,787 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 80 7(a) approvals worth $83.1 m.
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Glynn County
How many people live in Glynn County
- Population85,447
- Households35,543
- Average household size2.40
- Median household income$69,799
- Median age43.4
- Median gross rent$1,135 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$301,300
- Home value to household income4.3 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over61,129
- Population under 1817,784
- Share under 1820.8 percent
- Population 65 and over19,398
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6448,265
- Civilian labor force39,565
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over58.5 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties30th of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents686th
Glynn County is the 30th largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 4.3 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 22.7 percent against 20.8 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Glynn County's population growing?
- Population change since the 2020 census base2.41 percent
- Census 2020 base population84,505
- Births, 2024870
- Deaths, 20241,059
- Natural change, 2024-189
- Net domestic migration, 2024277
- Net international migration, 2024220
- Total net migration, 2024497
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 20242,301
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1030th
The county has grown 2.41 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Glynn County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving2,616
- People arriving, from those returns4,778
- Adjusted gross income arriving$263.1 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$100,570
- Largest single originGlynn County Non-migrants (30,417 households)
- Largest single destination (30,417 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glynn County Non-migrants | 30,417 | 60,084 | $2.95 bn |
| Other flows - Different State | 1,339 | 2,479 | $161.5 m |
| Other flows - South | 761 | 1,436 | $82.0 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 415 | 765 | $28.8 m |
| Other flows - Northeast | 199 | 342 | $34.3 m |
| Other flows - West | 195 | 369 | $19.6 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 184 | 332 | $25.6 m |
| Camden County | 107 | 202 | $6.0 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Glynn County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Glynn County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$6.27 bn
- County GDP, 2023$5.86 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20247.1 percent
- GDP change over five years46.4 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties25th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents627th
- GDP per resident$73,423
Output grew 7.1 percent in the latest year and 46.4 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Largest employers in Glynn County
- Covered employment, annual average42,456
- Establishments reporting3,330
- Average annual pay$53,989
- Average weekly wage$1,038
- Sector 72, employment7,622
- Sector 72, average annual pay$31,389
- Sector 62, employment6,487
- Sector 62, average annual pay$66,272
- Sector 44-45, employment5,066
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$34,810
- Sector 56, employment2,463
- Sector 56, average annual pay$44,353
- Sector 31-33, employment2,138
- Sector 48-49, employment1,752
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 72 | 7,622 | 366 | $31,389 |
| Sector 62 | 6,487 | 335 | $66,272 |
| Sector 44-45 | 5,066 | 457 | $34,810 |
| Sector 56 | 2,463 | 231 | $44,353 |
| Sector 31-33 | 2,138 | 84 | $79,616 |
| Sector 48-49 | 1,752 | 76 | $57,697 |
| Sector 23 | 1,528 | 315 | $57,948 |
| Sector 81 | 1,450 | 214 | $43,421 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 7,622 jobs, 18.0 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Glynn County?
- Establishments, all industries2,787
- Employment at those establishments31,594
- Annual payroll$1.48 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents32.6
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Glynn County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 2024734
- Declared construction value permitted$239.2 m
- Single family units authorised478
- Multifamily units authorised256
- Multifamily share of units34.9 percent
- Average declared value per unit$325,895
- Units authorised per 1,000 households20.7
Multifamily is 34.9 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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SBA loans in Glynn County (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded80
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$83.1 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,038,876
- Median 7(a) approval$415,000
- 10th percentile approval$50,000
- 90th percentile approval$3,151,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)985
- Jobs per approval12.3
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active31
- Distinct industries receiving approvals45
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer26.3 percent
- Loans on real estate terms21
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter50
- Franchise loans22
- Franchise share of approvals27.5 percent
- Leading industry by approval countHotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (15)
- Most active lenderPrimesouth Bank (9)
- 504 approvals recorded37
- 504 gross approval dollars$26.3 m
- Average 504 approval$709,486
- Median 504 approval$534,000
- Distinct CDCs active8
- 504 jobs per approval11.6
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved16.4
- Most active CDCCoastal Area District Development Authority, Inc. (24)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals68.4 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$109.4 m
The average approval of $1,038,876 sits well above the median of $415,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 26.3 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Glynn County
Do SBA loans in Glynn County get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded20
- Paid in full19
- Charged off1
- Charge off rate on resolved loans5.0 percent
- Status: Paid in full19
- Status: Exempt from disclosure50
- Status: Cancelled9
- Status: Charged off1
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed1
Of the 20 loans that have reached a final outcome, 5.0 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA lending by place in Glynn County
- Places in the county with recorded lending3
- Brunswick, approvals56
- Saint Simons Island, approvals23
- JEKYLL ISLAND, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 56 | $66,594,800 |
| Saint Simons Island | 23 | $13,590,300 |
| JEKYLL ISLAND | 1 | $2,925,000 |
Brunswick accounts for 56 approvals against 23 in Saint Simons Island. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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How large is Glynn County?
- Land area420 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties52nd of 159
- Width, east to west29.4 mi
- Height, north to south30.4 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land203
- Establishments per square mile6.64
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Flood risk in Glynn County
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book3
- Of those, participating in the NFIP3
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Best Community Rating System class in the county A lower CRS class is a larger flood insurance premium discount.Class 5
- Communities carrying a CRS class3
- Radon levels in Glynn County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The EPA places Glynn County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. The best Community Rating System class in Glynn County is 5, which carries a flood insurance premium discount for policies written in that community. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Glynn County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Glynn County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population85,447
- Households35,543
- Average household size2.40
- Median household income$69,799
- Median age43.4
Common questions
Glynn County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glynn County, Georgia?
85,447, in 35,543 households, ranking 30th of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Glynn County's population growing?
The population has grown 2.41 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 870 births against 1,059 deaths, with net migration of 497. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Glynn County?
$69,799. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $301,300, which is 4.3 times income, and median gross rent is $1,135 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Glynn County?
2,787 establishments, employing 31,594 people with an annual payroll of $1.48 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Glynn County?
Average annual pay is $53,989, or $1,038 a week, across 42,456 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Glynn County?
80 7(a) approvals totalling $83.1 m since FY2020, across 31 lenders, with a median approval of $415,000, plus 37 504 approvals worth $26.3 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in Glynn County get paid back?
Of the 20 loans that have reached a final outcome, 19 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 5.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
How many building permits were issued in Glynn County?
734 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $239.2 m. Multifamily was 34.9 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Glynn County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Glynn County come from?
The largest single origin is Glynn County Non-migrants, with 30,417 households. Arriving households report an average income of $100,570 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Glynn County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Glynn County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.
Glynn County
Cities and places in Glynn.
7 Census places lie wholly or partly in Glynn County. 7 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked. The rest are named here and not linked, because the American Community Survey and the SBA record between them do not carry enough about them to write an honest page. A place existing is itself worth knowing, so nothing in the county is left out.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA approvals | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Simons | CDP | 16,228 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Brunswick | city | 15,307 | 56 | Wholly in this county |
| Country Club Estates | CDP | 8,780 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Dock Junction | CDP | 8,147 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Sterling | CDP | 2,091 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Jekyll Island | CDP | 769 | 1 | Wholly in this county |
| Everett | CDP | 67 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
A further 37 SBA approvals in Glynn County are recorded against borrower cities that match no Census place, the largest being Saint Simons Island, Saint Simons Island (Census Na, Brunswiick. Those are postal cities and unincorporated areas rather than incorporated places, so no page claims them, and their lending is counted in this county's totals above rather than under any city.