Pembroke, Georgia
Seal of Georgia
Pembroke · Bryan County, Georgia
Population 2,628 (est. 2026: ~2,800)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 2.47% annual growth projection

Pembroke, Georgia

Bryan County, Georgia · Population 2,513

Pembroke sits in the coastal plain of southeast Georgia, roughly 30 miles west of Savannah and serving as the county seat of Bryan County. It's a small government and service hub surrounded by longleaf pine timber country, with Fort Stewart — one of the largest Army installations in the eastern United States — shaping the economic and demographic reality of the broader region. Pembroke itself is compact and young, with a median age of just 26.9, the kind of number that reflects a military-adjacent community where young families cycle through. The town is not a suburb in any meaningful sense — it's a working county seat with its own schools, library, and civic infrastructure, but Savannah's employment base and services are a short drive east on US-280.

People & Demographics

Pembroke's 2,542 residents form 881 households, with an average household size of 2.87 — slightly above what's typical for small Georgia towns. That density reflects the town's youth: 622 residents are under 18, a remarkable figure in a population this size. Family households number 600 out of 881 total.

Racially, the town is 1,568 white, 795 Black, 9 Asian, and 16 Hispanic or Latino residents. Bryan County overall has grown fast — 44,738 people countywide — driven by residential spillover from the Savannah metro and Fort Stewart-related population. Pembroke remains a grounded, working-class anchor in that growth corridor.

Economy & Employment

Median household income in Pembroke is $66,488, which is competitive for a rural Georgia community, though per capita income sits at $25,702 — a gap that reflects the number of large, younger households rather than high individual earnings. Of the 1,434 residents in the labor force, 101 are unemployed. About 402 residents fall below the federal poverty line.

The employment base draws on county government, Bryan County school system jobs, and the service economy. Fort Stewart in neighboring Liberty County is a major employer for many Bryan County workers. Savannah's port, logistics, and healthcare sectors draw commuters east.

Housing

Pembroke has 1,036 housing units, of which 881 are occupied and 155 are vacant — a vacancy rate of roughly 15%. The occupied split nearly even between renters (447) and owners (434), unusual for a small Georgia town where ownership typically skews higher.

Median home value is $161,700 and median rent is $949. Both figures sit well below Savannah metro prices, which is part of Pembroke's appeal for families priced out of the coast. As Bryan County continues attracting new residential development, housing pressure in and around Pembroke has been increasing.

Schools

Pembroke is home to all three Bryan County public schools:

The system is consolidated under Bryan County Schools, meaning students across the county funnel into Pembroke for their education. Total enrollment across all three campuses exceeds 1,970 students.

Getting Around

Pembroke is car-dependent. Of 1,256 workers, 1,028 drove alone and 178 carpooled. Only 4 used public transit and 14 walked to work. Zero residents reported working from home. The aggregate commute time across all workers is 38,885 minutes — averaging to roughly 31 minutes per worker per trip, consistent with a Savannah-area commute pattern where many residents travel east into the metro for work. There is no meaningful local transit infrastructure.

Healthcare

Pembroke has local medical providers — the CMS NPI Registry lists practitioners based in Pembroke and can be searched directly at the NPI Registry for Pembroke, GA. For hospital-level care, residents look to Savannah, approximately 30 miles east, where Memorial Health University Medical Center and St. Joseph's/Candler Health System serve the region.

Library

The Pembroke Public Library serves as the town's primary public library resource. It is reachable at (912) 653-2822 and functions as part of the public library system serving Bryan County residents.

Parks & Recreation

Fort Pulaski National Monument is the nearest National Park Service site, located approximately 42.7 miles east near the mouth of the Savannah River. The Fort Pulaski Visitor Center serves the monument. The site preserves a 19th-century masonry fort significant in Civil War history, particularly for the first successful rifled artillery bombardment of a masonry fortification in 1862. For residents of Pembroke, it represents a half-day trip to the coast.

Natural Hazards

Bryan County sits squarely in Georgia's Atlantic hurricane corridor. The FEMA disaster declaration record is one of the more active in the state:

The 2024 storm season alone produced four separate federal declarations. Anyone living in or moving to Pembroke should treat hurricane preparedness as an annual operating requirement, not an occasional concern.

Government & Municipal Code

Pembroke's municipal code is published through Municode and available at library.municode.com/ga/pembroke. The municipality does not currently have a locally adopted building code on file.

Weather

Current forecasts for Pembroke are available through the National Weather Service at forecast.weather.gov. Active weather alerts for the area can be monitored at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest surface weather observation station is Ellabell 5.0 NNW, approximately 6.4 miles from town.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)