Jekyll Island's Livability
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C-
Affordability -
F
Housing -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
C+
Crime -
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Commute -
C
Education -
B+
Weather -
D
Amenities
About Jekyll Island, GA
Jekyll Island, GA is located in Glynn County in the state of Georgia.
The total City Population for Jekyll Island is about 1,182 with about 48 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $439,903, which is roughly 62% higher than the Average Home Value of $167,204 for the state of Georgia, and roughly 51% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $62,038, which is roughly 7% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $57,657 for the state of Georgia, and roughly 5% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.85Male Population Estimate: 29.2%
Female Population Estimate: 70.8%
Median Age: 51.9
Male Median Age: 66.7
Female Median Age: 65.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5.5%
Other:2.2%
Asian:1.2%
Black:1.1%
Indian:1%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 37.82%
Libertarian: 1.16%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Jekyll Island specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Glynn County: About 7.65883 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Glynn County: About 479.357 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Glynn County is about 48% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 40% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Georgia is ranked #51 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 7.47 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 8.26The average living wage for the state of Georgia is $32.23/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Georgia a minimum wage score of 3.35 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Georgia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Georgia is $179.52, resulting in a UI benefit score of 23.52 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Georgia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Georgia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Georgia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Georgia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Georgia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Georgia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Georgia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Georgia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Georgia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Georgia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X Georgia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Georgia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Georgia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Georgia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Georgia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Georgia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Georgia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Georgia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 31527Latitude: 31.073200
Longitude: -81.420600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 7.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 912