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31.20° N · 81.52° W · GEOID 1323200

Dock Junction

Glynn County, Georgia · part of the Brunswick, GA metro

GeorgiaDock Junction, GADock JunctionDock Junction

The short answer

Dock Junction is home to 8,147 people. Median household income is $41,258 a year and median rent is $1,080 a month, 31.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $143,700, about 3.5x annual median household income.

The story in Dock Junction is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 23.2% to 31.4% of income. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $30,100 a year, less than in 97% of places its size.

18OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Dock Junction scores better than 18% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 121st of 165 in Georgia.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%32
Economy 20%39
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%25
Education 10%7
Commute 10%93
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,080
21% below the median place
Median household income
$41,258
49% below the median place
Median home value
$143,700
55% below the median place
Unemployment
3.7%
24% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Dock Junction

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $8 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 94% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Dock Junction

Glynn County gains about 7.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,707
Moved out4,218
Net+489

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

McIntosh County, GA187264−77
Camden County, GA140259−119
Brantley County, GA161229−68
Wayne County, GA112140−28

Within Georgia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within GeorgiaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$88K
Leavers$68K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Glynn County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Glynn County report $88,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $68,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$43,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,080 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,072 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $143,700.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 4.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Wharton, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.5%
21% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
7.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
3.1%
59% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDock JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.5%21% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.1%59% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure7.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$88,05825% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$68,4473% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 31.4% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Dock Junction31.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$43,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
31.4%
54% above the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
8% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
32%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$29,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Dock Junction, $1,080 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Dock Junction, but easier on the budget

Places that match Dock Junction on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Wharton, TX9721.7% vs 31.4%n/aCompare
Opelousas, LA9726.1% vs 31.4%n/aCompare
Clarksville, AR9524.4% vs 31.4%n/aCompare
Tehachapi, CA9521.3% vs 31.4%$25,700Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,072
43% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$817
75% below the median place
Vacant homes1
16.8%
138% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureDock JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,08021% below
Rent to income131.4%54% above
Property tax rate10.6%37% below
Home price to income13.5x8% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure87.713% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,37815% below
HUD area median income4County figure$92,10014% below
Property tax paid (median)1$81775% below
Median home value1$143,70055% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure64.8%26% above
Homeownership149.6%25% below
Renters paying 30%+157.2%13% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,07243% below
Vacant homes116.8%138% above
Median year built119840% above
03

Work and pay

4% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 96% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 144 Georgia places we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$41,258
49% below the median place
Works from home1
4.0%
68% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate27.0% 2.5×
Mean commute17 min −33%
Income per person$29,155 −27%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDock JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$41,25849% below
Income per person1$29,15527% below
Unemployment1County figure3.7%24% below
Average annual pay6County figure$56,48514% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.6%24% above
Jobs6County figure43,23871% below
Poverty rate127.0%151% above
Mean commute117 min33% below
Works from home14.0%68% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 79.5%, 14% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
79.5%
14% below the median place
No health insurance1
17.6%
175% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
14.2%
56% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher84.3% −9%
Born abroad12.9% +46%
Median age37.2 −5%
Household size2.4 −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureDock JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,1474882nd largest
Median age137.25% below
Bachelor's or higher114.2%56% below
High school or higher184.3%9% below
Household size12.43% below
Born abroad112.9%46% above
No health insurance117.6%175% above
Homes with broadband179.5%14% below
05

Life in Dock Junction

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Frederica National Monument, about 8 miles away.

21 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.4 −28%
Playgrounds per 10k11.1 +17%
Grocery stores per 10k2.5 +16%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.3 +10%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Frederica National Monument 8 miles
  • Cumberland Island National Seashore 26 miles
  • Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve 51 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars31.2 +50%
Shops53.1 +75%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.6 +37%
Doctors' offices and clinics26.9 +33%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
7.6
75% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
53.1
75% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
31.2
50% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureDock JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure18100% above
Public school students12County figure13,911184% above
Students per teacher12County figure13.910% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure31.250% above
Shops per 10k8County figure53.175% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.637% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure26.933% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k97.428% below
Playgrounds per 10k911.117% above
Grocery stores per 10k92.516% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.310% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site107.675% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles104100% above
National Register listings11County figure2162% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 41°F, 63% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Dock Junction. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
41°F
63% above the median place
Average temperature13
68°F
24% above the median place
July average high13
92°F
6% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureDock JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure41°F63% above
Average temperature13County figure68°F24% above
Annual precipitation13County figure49.3 in13% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure83.79% below
Hurricane risk14County figure95.936% above
Tornado risk14County figure43.147% below
Wildfire risk14County figure92.150% above
Heat wave risk14County figure81.110% below
Median air quality index15County figure415% below
Good air days15County figure74.3%8% above
08

Dock Junction in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 32% of the median income in 2030, up from 31% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Dock Junction does better than 30% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 28%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,080/mo (2024)$1,380/mo$1,130 to $1,680/mo+4.2%
Median household income$41,258 (2024)$51,000$43,500 to $60,500+3.7%
Median home value$143,700 (2024)$203,000$147,000 to $280,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 4.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Dock Junction

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Pontiac, MI$1,063$44,329Compare
Hazleton, PA$1,089$46,177Compare
Salem, NJ$1,075$38,721Compare
Gary, IN$1,012$38,731Compare
Gary, INSalem, NJHazleton, PAPontiac, MIDock Junction, GADock JunctionPontiacHazletonSalemGaryDock JunctionPontiacHazletonSalemGary

Places built like Dock Junction

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Dock Junction performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Dock Junction, GA31.4%-1.3%/yrn/a
Garden City, GA32.2%0.4%/yr2.0%Compare
Seaford, DE26.1%2.2%/yr15.5%Compare
Sylvester, GA18.4%13.8%/yr-3.5%Compare
Clinton, NC20.3%6.8%/yr1.1%Compare
Bellwood, VA26.6%2.6%/yrn/aCompare
Lancaster, SC22.5%9.0%/yr13.2%Compare

Common questions

Is Dock Junction a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 18 out of 100, better than 18% of the places we rate and 121st of 165 in Georgia. Owning with a mortgage costs about $8 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 94% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 5 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Dock Junction expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 31.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $143,700.

What salary do you need to live in Dock Junction?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Dock Junction?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Pontiac, MI, Hazleton, PA, Salem, NJ and Gary, IN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Dock Junction with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Dock Junction itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/dock-junction-georgia

Citytistics. “Dock Junction, Georgia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/dock-junction-georgia/

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