The Brunswick metropolitan area is the Coastal Georgian metropolitan statistical area centered on the principal city of

Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia, Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-larges ...

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and other entities define Brunswick's metropolitan statistical area as comprising Glynn, Brantley, and McIntosh counties, including the cities of Brunswick and Darien. According to the 2020 census, the metropolitan area had a population of 113,495.

Geography

Comprising Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties, the Brunswick metropolitan area is located along the Lower Coastal Plain. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the MSA has a total area of ; if it were a U.S. state or territory, the Brunswick metropolitan area would be larger than the

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, but smaller than

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Communities

Places with more than 15,000 inhabitants

* Brunswick (principal city)

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Demographics

At the 2000 United States census, there were 93,044 people, 36,846 households, and 25,557 families residing within the MSA. At the 2020 U.S. census, its metropolitan population grew to 113,495; and during the 2022 census estimates, its population was 114,442. Among its metropolitan statistical population, the racial makeup in 2000 was 73.30%

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, 24.13%

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, 0.26% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.73% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races; Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.44% of the population. In 2022, its racial and ethnic makeup was 68%

non-Hispanic white Non-Hispanic Whites, also referred to as White Anglo Americans or Non-Latino Whites, are White Americans who are classified by the United States census as "White" and not of Hispanic or Latino origin. According to annual estimates from the Unit ...

, 22% African American, 1% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic or Latino of any race according to the

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. In 2000, the median income for a household in the MSA was $33,076, and the median income for a family was $38,960. Males had a median income of $31,138 versus $21,288 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,558. As of 2022, its median household income was $59,383 with a per capita income of $37,951. An estimated 12.9% of the metropolitan region's population lived at or below the poverty line.

Transportation

Air

* Brunswick Golden Isles Airport

Highways

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* U.S. Route 341 * U.S. Route 25

References

Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Definitions
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Geography

Communities

Places with more than 15,000 inhabitants

Places with 7,500 to 15,000 inhabitants

Places with less than 7,500 inhabitants

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Transportation

Air

Highways

See also

References