Population & age
- Total population
- 210
- Median age
- 69.4
ZIP 31561, GA (31561)
Glynn County · Brunswick-St. Simons, GA · Population 210
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
GA 31561 (ZIP 31561) sits in Glynn County within the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 46.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 3 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $3,314. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 3th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 20 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1977 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 11,817 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 34.4% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 954 residents (445 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $87,125, fair market rent of $1,940 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $4,292,111, up 2.5% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 100.0%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $87,125
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 49.0%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 119(100.0%)
- Renter-occupied
- 0(0.0%)
- Vacant units
- 494
- Built (median)
- 1999
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0(0.0%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 91(76.5%)
- No broadband
- 28(23.5%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 9(4.3%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,550
/month
1 Bed
$1,660
/month
2 Bed
$1,940
/month
3 Bed
$2,330
/month
4 Bed
$2,860
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Home values
Typical home value
$4,292,111
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
Year-over-year change
+2.5%
vs. March 2025
5-year change
+65.9%
vs. March 2021
Metro area
Brunswick, GA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
734
Across 538 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $239.2M.
Single-family
478
65% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
256
35% of total units
Single-family value
$205.2M
construction value
Multifamily value
$34.0M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
11
Total employment
1,188
Annual payroll
$63.0M
Average annual pay
$53,052
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$53,989
Average weekly wage
$1,038
Total employment
42,456
Total establishments
3,330
That is roughly 18% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.0%
That is 1.0 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
42,342
Employed
41,073
Unemployed
1,269
Based on Glynn County, GA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Alternative-fuel stations
Public EV charging stations
1
Limited EV charging
A small number of public charging stations — viable for EV ownership with home charging, but minimal redundancy.
Level 2 ports
2
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
- Tesla Destination
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
20
Date Range
1977–2024
Most Recent Declaration
HURRICANE HELENE
Hurricane — declared September 30, 2024 (DR-4830)
Incident period: September 24, 2024 – October 30, 2024
Top Incident Types
- Hurricane11 (55%)
- Tropical Storm2 (10%)
- Biological2 (10%)
- Severe Storm2 (10%)
- Snowstorm1 (5%)
- Other2 (10%)
Individual Assistance
2
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
19
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
7
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
69.2°F
61.2° – 77.1°
Annual precipitation
45.4"
Diurnal range
15.9°F
Day-night swing
Heating · cooling days
1,308.4 · 2,847.5
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: BRUNSWICK MALCOLM MCKINNON AP, GA US, 4.9 miles from the centroid of ZIP 31561 (ZIP 31561)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
39
GoodGood 286dModerate 80d
Peak AQI (2024)
84
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
241 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Glynn County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
11,817
That is roughly 3,617 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
17%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.4
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.8
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
16.3%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
52
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,056
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.1
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
74%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
46%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 11.5% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Glynn data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
34.4% of Glynn County, GA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.25
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.04
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.42
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
1.01
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 12.4% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Glynn County, GA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+954 people
+445 households • +$103.1M net AGI flow
Moved in
3,963households
7,090 people • $359.5M AGI
Moved out
3,518households
6,136 people • $256.3M AGI
Where new residents came from
- McIntosh County, GA — 93 households
- Chatham County, GA — 86 households
- Brantley County, GA — 85 households
- Camden County, GA — 78 households
- Fulton County, GA — 74 households
Where departing residents went
- Camden County, GA — 135 households
- McIntosh County, GA — 129 households
- Brantley County, GA — 117 households
- Chatham County, GA — 93 households
- Duval County, FL — 77 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $90,702 versus departing households' $72,863.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Georgia
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 31561. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
5.39%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
7.49%
State 4.00% · avg local 3.49%
Property tax (effective)
1.09%
Median $1,221/year
Tax burden rank
9 of 50
9.00% of personal income
For ZIP 31561: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $4,292,111, that works out to roughly $46,625/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 31561
Nearby ZIPs by distance
31522 (St. Simons, 4.1 mi) · 31524 (9 mi) · 31520 (Brunswick, 9.5 mi) · 31527 (Jekyll Island, 10 mi) · 31305 (Darien, 12 mi) · 31525 (Country Club Estates, 14.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
25.4%
7.6pp below the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
46.2%
14.2pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
16.2%
5.8pp below the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
84.9%
8.9pp above the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
7.0%
6.0pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
13.5%
2.5pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
3
Median in-state tuition
$3,314
Median earnings (10 yr)
$35,697
- 4-Year
College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, GA · 31520
- In-state tuition
- $3,616
- Out-of-state tuition
- $10,936
- Acceptance rate
- 98.1%
- Graduation rate
- 25.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $39,318
- Median student debt
- $15,039
- 2-Year
Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA · 31503
- In-state tuition
- $3,268
- Out-of-state tuition
- $5,836
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 47.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $30,214
- Median student debt
- —
- 4-Year
South Georgia State College
Douglas, GA · 31533
- In-state tuition
- $3,314
- Out-of-state tuition
- $10,274
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 18.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $35,697
- Median student debt
- $11,500
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
GA 31561 (ZIP 31561) sits in Glynn County within the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 46.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 3 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $3,314. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 3th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 20 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1977 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 11,817 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 34.4% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 954 residents (445 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $87,125, fair market rent of $1,940 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $4,292,111, up 2.5% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 16.2%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 31561
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 31561?
25.4%, which is 7.6 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 31561?
16.2%, which is 5.8 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 31561?
46.2%, which is 14.2 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 31561?
210 people live in ZIP 31561, with a median age of 69.4 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 31561?
$87,125 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 31561 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 31561, 100.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 0.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 31561?
In ZIP 31561, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 31561?
0.0% of the population in ZIP 31561 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 31561 have broadband internet?
76.5% of households in ZIP 31561 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the typical home value in ZIP 31561?
The typical home value in ZIP 31561 is $4,292,111, up 2.5% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Are home values rising or falling in ZIP 31561?
Home values are up 2.5% over the past year and up 65.9% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 31561?
As of 2022, 11 business establishments operated in ZIP 31561 employing 1,188 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 31561?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 31561 is $53,052, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 31561 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 31561 ranks in the 3th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 31561?
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 31561, ranking in the 33th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 31561 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 20 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 31561 between 1977–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 31561?
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 31561, accounting for 11 of 20 declarations (55%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 31561?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 31561 was "HURRICANE HELENE" — a hurricane declared in 2024 (DR-4830) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 31561?
3 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 31561 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including College Of Coastal Georgia, Coastal Pines Technical College, and South Georgia State College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 31561?
Median in-state tuition across 3 nearby institutions is $3,314 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 31561?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $35,697 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 31561?
ZIP 31561 has an average annual temperature of 69.2°F and 45.4" of annual precipitation based on the BRUNSWICK MALCOLM MCKINNON AP, GA US weather station 4.9 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 31561?
Georgia has a flat income tax with a top rate of 5.39%. Combined sales tax: 7.49% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Georgia have paid family leave?
Georgia has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 31561?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (3 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (20 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (20 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 31561
Nearby ZIPs by distance
31522 (St. Simons, 4.1 mi) · 31524 (9 mi) · 31520 (Brunswick, 9.5 mi) · 31527 (Jekyll Island, 10 mi) · 31305 (Darien, 12 mi) · 31525 (Country Club Estates, 14.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
3rd percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 966
Vulnerability Themes
Limited English Speakers
7
Persons with Disability
156
Without HS Diploma
90
Without Health Insurance
11
Adults Age 65+
558
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.