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Jekyll Island, GA

Jekyll Island's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

1,078
Residents
$76,445
Median income
$522,100
Median home
$1,203
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet GA-JEKYLL-ISLAND-GA · Jekyll Island, GA 1,078 pop · income 58th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-HIGH · COL-PAR · SAFE-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-HIGH · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 1,078
  • INC-HIGH $76,445
  • COL-PAR 96.3
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-MID 58th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Doe Run
  • HOME-HIGH $522,100
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Doe Run, MO (+ $2 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Jekyll Island

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Jekyll Island on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Jekyll Island on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,078.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $76,445. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Jekyll Island - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Jekyll Island lands in the 58th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

58th
percentile, household income
86th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Jekyll Island, GA

1,078 people live in Jekyll Island, Georgia - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Jekyll Island report a median income of $76,445 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. Home values in Jekyll Island run a median of $522,100, and the median resident age is 60.4 years. About 48.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 26.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Georgia scores 96.3 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,203 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Georgia's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). Commute times here average 14.2 minutes, with 85.5% driving alone and 14.5% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 39.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Jekyll Island's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Jekyll Island, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

Which cities make useful reference points for Jekyll Island?

Within Georgia, the closest population matches are Arlington (1,083 residents, $46,571 income); Franklin Springs (1,086 residents, $78,542 income); Oglethorpe (1,069 residents, $25,071 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Brilliant, AL (1,078 residents); Caraway, AR (1,078 residents); Lamont, MI (1,078 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

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2. Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in Jekyll Island?

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 85.5%. The reported mean trip to work is 14.2 minutes.

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Question 3

How far does income reach against housing in Jekyll Island?

The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 0.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.

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Population

1,078 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$76,445 /yr

Above median income · poverty 0.0% (Very low poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

96.3 (US=100)

Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average

City profile score · Jekyll Island, GA

72/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate A+
0.0%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Bachelor's+ share A-
48.4%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Cost of living C
96.3 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Household income C
$76,445

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Jekyll Island profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Poverty rate, Bachelor's+ share, Cost of living, Household income. Poverty rateBachelor's+ shareCost of livingHousehold income 72 B
Jekyll Island profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Poverty rate: 100/100 (A+) · 0.0%
  • Bachelor's+ share: 82/100 (A-) · 48.4%
  • Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
  • Household income: 56/100 (C) · $76,445

How does Jekyll Island compare to other US cities?

Jekyll Island measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 58% higher than other cities
Home value 86% pricier than other cities
Median rent 51% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Jekyll Island against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Georgia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Georgia-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Jekyll Island near the bottom of Georgia's cities

Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Jekyll Island ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Jekyll Island only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#143 of 610
77th percentile in Georgia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Median Home Value
#15 of 577
97th percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#591 of 637
0th percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#51 of 638
92nd percentile in Georgia
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Georgia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

58thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

58th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Jekyll Island's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$522,100 14th percentile more affordable than 14% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). This entry sits in this band. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Jekyll Island $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Jekyll Island's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.8×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,600 of 15,516
More affordable than 6% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,762 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 6.8×, Jekyll Island sits in the pressured band: national rank #14,600 of 15,516 and #10,762 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$76,445 Jekyll Island, GA median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Jekyll Island, GA Jekyll Island, GA's median household income ($76,445) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Jekyll Island, GA-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Jekyll Island, GA median $76,445/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Jekyll Island, GA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Jekyll Island, GA.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 48.4%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 26.9%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,078
Median Income
$76,445
Median Home Value
$522,100
Median Age
60.4
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
26.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
48.4%

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
14.2 minutes
Drive Alone
85.5%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
14.5%

Based on 290 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Georgia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Georgia at $225 (electricity about $125 , water and sewer about $45 ).

These are Georgia statewide averages, not a meter reading for Jekyll Island. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Georgia's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Jekyll Island is $1,203/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Georgia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 / 100 (Very Low).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Georgia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Jekyll Island sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Jekyll Island compares to similar-size Georgia cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Jekyll Island (this city) 1,078 $76,445
Arlington 1,083 $46,571
Franklin Springs 1,086 $78,542
Oglethorpe 1,069 $25,071
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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