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Jekyll Island, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Jekyll Island is a Census CDP of 769 people across 8.99 square miles of land, in Glynn County. 92.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jekyll Island
What Jekyll Island is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area8.99 sq mi
- Water area9.38 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land86 plus or minus 33
- County holding the largest share of its areaGlynn County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Jekyll Island
- Population769 plus or minus 301
- Median age70.1
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over550 plus or minus 190
- Share 65 and over71.5 percent plus or minus 37.3
- Households539 plus or minus 257
- Family households244 plus or minus 109
- Share of households that are families45.3 percent plus or minus 29.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Jekyll Island
- Per capita income$65,216
- Civilian labor force112 plus or minus 67
- Employed112 plus or minus 67
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over769 plus or minus 301
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 55.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher80.4 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Jekyll Island
- Housing units1,284 plus or minus 324
- Occupied units539 plus or minus 257
- Vacant units745 plus or minus 225
- Vacancy rate58.0 percent
- Owner occupied498 plus or minus 256
- Renter occupied41 plus or minus 48
- Ownership rate92.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$590,000
- Single family units832 plus or minus 260
- Share single family64.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more452 plus or minus 279
- Share in buildings of two or more35.2 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Jekyll Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute50 plus or minus 48
- Commuting under 15 minutes41 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting under 15 minutes82.0 percent plus or minus 55.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone44.6 percent plus or minus 33.5
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home55.4 percent plus or minus 37.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jekyll Island
SBA loans in Jekyll Island (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,925,000
- Average approval$2,925,000
- Median approval$2,925,000
- Largest approval$2,925,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jekyll Island, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Glynn County, not Jekyll Island
Glynn County context, not Jekyll Island figures
- Establishments in Glynn County2,787
- Covered employment, Glynn County42,456
- Average annual pay, Glynn County$53,989
- Housing units permitted, Glynn County734
Every figure in this section is published for Glynn County as a whole and is not a measurement of Jekyll Island.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Jekyll Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jekyll Island, Georgia?
769, in 539 households. Jekyll Island CDP covers 8.99 square miles of land, which is 86 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jekyll Island in?
Glynn County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Jekyll Island businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,925,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jekyll Island, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Jekyll Island borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Jekyll Island. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Jekyll Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Glynn County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Jekyll Island.
Is zoning published for Jekyll Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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