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Tybee Island, GA
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Tybee Island profile


Living in Tybee Island



Tybee Island is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,132 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Tybee Island is the 211th largest community in Georgia.

Tybee Island home prices are not only among the most expensive in Georgia, but Tybee Island real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Tybee Island is also a city of artists. Tybee Island has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Tybee Island’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Tybee Island is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.

In addition, Tybee Island is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Tybee Island is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In Tybee Island, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.25 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Tybee Island is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Tybee Island. 53.98% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Tybee Island in 2018 was $48,991, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $195,964 for a family of four. However, Tybee Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Tybee Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tybee Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tybee Island include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Tybee Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.


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