Tybee Island, GA Population

Overview

3,124

Total Population

63.0

Median age

54.10%

Female population %

84.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

104.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Tybee Island's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Tybee Island is 63.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tybee Island's population under 18 was 12.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tybee Island's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 43.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tybee Island, 7.84% were under the age of 15, 7.49% aged 15 to 29, 41.36% aged 30 to 64, 36.56% aged 65 to 84, and 6.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 256 more females than males in Tybee Island:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.10% females and 45.90% males in Tybee Island, GA.
The Tybee Island, GA gender ratio is 84.9:100 i.e. 84.9 men to 100 women (0.849).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 295.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 305.

Tybee Island's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tybee Island population: 95.93% are White, 2.88% are Black or African American and 1.18% are multiracial.
Tybee Island's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,12 (99.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tybee Island is White with a population of 2,997 (95.93% of the total population).

Tybee Island's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,890 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Tybee Island's population decreased by 409 (12.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tybee Island's population increased by 118 (3.95%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Tybee Island's population was lowest in year 2010 at 2,988.