Brunswick, GA

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2022 Population

15,243

3.17% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

37.2

2.48% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

30.8%

6.04% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$29,781

1.43% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$116,800

10.4% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

5,991

1.17% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Brunswick, GA had a population of 15.2k people with a median age of 37.2 and a median household income of $29,781. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Brunswick, GA grew from 14,774 to 15,243, a 3.17% increase and its median household income grew from $29,362 to $29,781, a 1.43% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brunswick, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (61.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (28.9%), White (Hispanic) (3.39%), Other (Hispanic) (2.34%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.3%).

None of the households in Brunswick, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Brunswick, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Brunswick, GA are College of Coastal Georgia (666 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Brunswick, GA was $116,800, and the homeownership rate was 40.4%.

Most people in Brunswick, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Brunswick, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Brunswick, GA is home to a population of 15.2k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.86% of Brunswick, GA residents were born outside of the country (741 people).

In 2022, there were 2.12 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.33k people) in Brunswick, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.41k White (Non-Hispanic) and 516 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2022 Citizenship

96.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.2% of Brunswick, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Brunswick, GA was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brunswick, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brunswick, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.33k ± 711
White (Non-Hispanic)
4.41k ± 713
White (Hispanic)
516 ± 272

7.34%

Hispanic Population

1.12k people

7.34% of the people in Brunswick, GA are hispanic (1.12k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Brunswick, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

4.86%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

741 people

5.55%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

820 people

As of 2022, 4.86% of Brunswick, GA residents (741 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brunswick, GA was 5.55%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brunswick, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
166 ± 106
Gulf War (2001-)
58 ± 53
Korea
35 ± 45

Brunswick, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.86 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Brunswick, GA employs 5.99k people. The largest industries in Brunswick, GA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,070 people), Retail Trade (1,047 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (875 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($58,000), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($50,707), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,660).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.99k

2022 Value

± 744

1.17%

1 Year growth

± 17%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Brunswick, GA grew at a rate of 1.17%, from 5.92k employees to 5.99k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brunswick, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (701 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (613 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (532 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brunswick, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.99k

2022 Value

± 744

1.17%

1 Year growth

± 17%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Brunswick, GA grew at a rate of 1.17%, from 5.92k employees to 5.99k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brunswick, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,070 people), Retail Trade (1,047 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (875 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brunswick, GA, though some of these residents may live in Brunswick, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$30,771

Median earning men ± $9,857

$23,981

Median earning women ± $4,452

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($97,841), Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,143), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,046).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,530), Manufacturing ($38,598), and Public Administration ($33,594).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Brunswick, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Brunswick, GA awarded 666 degrees. The student population of Brunswick, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 960 male students and 2,187 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brunswick, GA are White (442 and 67.7%), followed by Black or African American (127 and 19.4%), Hispanic or Latino (40 and 6.13%), and Two or More Races (20 and 3.06%).

The largest universities in Brunswick, GA by number of degrees awarded are College of Coastal Georgia (666 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Brunswick, GA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (254 and 38.1%), Registered Nursing (96 and 14.4%), and General Business (76 and 11.4%).

The median tuition cost in Brunswick, GA for a public four year colleges is $2,563 for in-state students and $9,469 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Brunswick, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 98.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 30.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 3,147 (30.5% men and 69.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 3,147 students enrolled in Brunswick, GA, 30.5% men and 69.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,883 records, of which 67.6% were women and 32.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
76 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
41 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
39 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Brunswick, GA was General Business with 76 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Brunswick, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

College of Coastal Georgia

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

666 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of Coastal Georgia with 666 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 206 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brunswick, GA, which is 0.448 times less than the 460 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 442 degrees mean that there were 3.48 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 127 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($2,563) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($920) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,750) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brunswick, GA was $116,800 in 2022, which is 0.414 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $105,800 to $116,800, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Brunswick, GA is 40.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Brunswick, GA have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brunswick, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Brunswick, GA is $29,781. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Brunswick, GA was Census Tract 5.03 with a value of $49,345, followed by Census Tract 5.01 and Census Tract 8, with respective values of $37,377 and $30,862.

Housing

Property

$116,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$16,970

$2,555

Median Property Taxes

±$434

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brunswick, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brunswick, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

40.4%

Homeownership

2022

73.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 40.4% of the housing units in Brunswick, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 36.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brunswick, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5.03
Census Tract 5.01
Census Tract 8

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Brunswick, GA was Census Tract 5.03 with a value of $49,345, followed by Census Tract 5.01 and Census Tract 8, with respective values of $37,377 and $30,862.

The following map shows all of the places in Brunswick, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$29,781

Median Household Income

± $2,194

6.32k

Number of Households

± 777

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.32k households in Brunswick, GA grew to $29,781 from the previous year's value of $29,362.

The following chart displays the households in Brunswick, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brunswick, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (79.1%)
Carpooled (12.3%)
Worked At Home (2.87%)

In 2022, 79.1% of workers in Brunswick, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.3%) and those who worked at home (2.87%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brunswick, GA have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.403% of the workforce in Brunswick, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brunswick, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brunswick, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brunswick, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brunswick, GA (4.54k out of 14.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brunswick, GA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

75.8% of the population of Brunswick, GA has health coverage, with 22.8% on employee plans, 27.3% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.705% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Glynn County, GA see 1860 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.02% decrease from the previous year (1938 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1883 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 689 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Glynn County, GA.

1,860 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Glynn County, GA

Primary care physicians in Glynn County, GA see an average of 1,860 patients per year. This represents a 4.02% decrease from the previous year (1,938 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Glynn County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 21.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.9% were men and 58.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

24.2%

Uninsured

22.8%

Employer Coverage

27.3%

Medicaid

13.8%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

0.705%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brunswick, GA grew by 14.1% from 21.2% to 24.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brunswick, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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