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Tybee Island, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Tybee Island is a Census city of 3,123 people across 2.88 square miles of land, in Chatham County. Median household income is $120,479, 88.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tybee Island
What Tybee Island is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.88 sq mi
- Water area0.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,084
- County holding the largest share of its areaChatham County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Tybee Island
- Population3,123
- Median age61.5
- Population under 18280 plus or minus 109
- Share under 189.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Population 65 and over1,299 plus or minus 326
- Share 65 and over41.6 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Households1,464
- Family households1,089
- Share of households that are families74.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tybee Island
- Median household income$120,479 plus or minus $24,889
- Per capita income$55,814
- Civilian labor force1,338
- Employed1,322
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over2,745
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.2 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tybee Island
- Housing units3,227
- Occupied units1,464
- Vacant units1,763
- Vacancy rate54.6 percent
- Owner occupied1,296
- Renter occupied168 plus or minus 101
- Ownership rate88.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$611,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,696 plus or minus $478
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units2,425
- Share single family75.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more802 plus or minus 232
- Share in buildings of two or more24.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tybee Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,125
- Commuting under 15 minutes423 plus or minus 176
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.6 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more570 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.7 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Drove alone73.8 percent
- Carpooled2.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Worked from home13.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tybee Island
SBA loans in Tybee Island (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,006,100
- Average approval$668,700
- Median approval$351,100
- Largest approval$1,645,000
- Jobs supported36
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tybee Island, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Tybee Island (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$8,321,000
- Average approval$756,455
- Median approval$644,000
- Largest approval$2,073,000
- Jobs supported92
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tybee Island, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tybee Island
Flood risk in Tybee Island
- NFIP communityCity of Tybee Island
- NFIP community number135164
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date08/16/18
The City of Tybee Island participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 135164 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chatham County, not Tybee Island
Chatham County context, not Tybee Island figures
- Establishments in Chatham County9,037
- Covered employment, Chatham County170,836
- Average annual pay, Chatham County$61,834
- Housing units permitted, Chatham County2,691
Every figure in this section is published for Chatham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tybee Island.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tybee Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tybee Island, Georgia?
3,123, in 1,464 households. Tybee Island city covers 2.88 square miles of land, which is 1,084 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tybee Island in?
Chatham County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Tybee Island?
$120,479. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $611,200. Median gross rent is $1,696 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tybee Island businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $351,100, plus 11 504 approvals worth $8.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tybee Island, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tybee Island borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tybee Island. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tybee Island in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tybee Island appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tybee Island, city of, community 135164, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tybee Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chatham County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tybee Island.
Is zoning published for Tybee Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.