Tybee Island

Population: 3,121
Median household income: $112,778
Median home value: $613,400

Tybee Island, a community in Chatham County, Georgia, has 3,121 residents. Its median household income of $112,778 runs above the Chatham County figure of $69,575.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tybee Island's population held roughly steady from 3,093 to 3,121, while its median home value rose 21.8% from $503,700 to $613,400.

The median gross rent is $1,214. 49.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,121
Median age: 63.8 yrs
Median household income: $112,778
Median home value: $613,400
Median gross rent: $1,214
Housing units: 3,337
Homeownership rate: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0933,121

Median household income

$80,897$112,778

Median home value

$503,700$613,400

Median gross rent

$1,208$1,214

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,093	$80,897	$503,700	$1,208
2020	3,094	$94,722	$559,300	$1,217
2021	3,124	$101,913	$550,600	$1,159
2022	3,126	$101,289	$564,500	$1,227
2023	3,121	$112,778	$613,400	$1,214

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 176.0%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 444.7%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6422.8%

65 to 7426.4%

75 and over20.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	2.2%
5 to 17	186	6.0%
18 to 24	47	1.5%
25 to 34	162	5.2%
35 to 44	146	4.7%
45 to 54	339	10.9%
55 to 64	711	22.8%
65 to 74	824	26.4%
75 and over	637	20.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,961	94.9%
Black or African American	77	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	45	1.4%
Two or more races	38	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree22.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	3.1%
High school graduate	719	25.5%
Some college or associate's	611	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	776	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	626	22.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	913	75.7%
Carpooled	33	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	86	7.1%
Bicycle	11	0.9%
Worked from home	163	13.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	354	33.9%
15 to 29 min	110	10.5%
30 to 44 min	369	35.4%
45 to 59 min	78	7.5%
60+ min	132	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 6.5% (195 of 3,011)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,093	72.5%
Nonfamily households	415	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,508	45.2%
Vacant	1,829	54.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,346	89.3%
Renter-occupied	162	10.7%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,167	64.9%
1-unit, attached	243	7.3%
2 to 4 units	405	12.1%
5 to 19 units	205	6.1%
20 or more units	317	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1378036
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 32.0102, -80.8559