Tifton, GA Demographic Data
Tifton, GA Summary
Tifton is located in Tift County in Georgia
- Population: 16,469
- Area: 12.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 12.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.29 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,288.45 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 360.89 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tifton, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,141
55%
50.8
Male
7,550
45%
49.2
Total Population
16,691
323,128,000
Tifton, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,237
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,463
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,243
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,813
10.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,715
10.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,530
15.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,872
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,229
7.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,080
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
715
4.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
839
5.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
674
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
281
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,192
73.0%
77.2
Female
6,550
53.7%
51.3
Male
5,642
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,564
63.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,260
13.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,794
10.7%
15.2
Female
1,122
62.5%
55.8
Male
672
37.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Tifton, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,417
98.4%
96.8
White
9,362
56.1%
72.6
Black or African American
5,535
33.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
25
0.1%
0.8
Asian
190
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
54
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
114
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
16
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
15
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
15
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,290
7.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
274
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,109
12.6%
17.8
Mexican
1,091
6.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
5
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,013
6.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,582
87.4%
82.2
Tifton, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
551
6.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,422
15.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,030
32.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,789
19.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
809
8.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
921
10.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
698
7.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,973
21.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,247
78.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,619
17.6%
31.2
Tifton, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,279
49.3%
33.7%
Now Married
4,086
32.1%
47.5
Divorced
1,451
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
245
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
687
5.4
5.8%
Tifton, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,058
84.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,396
15.5%
21.6%
Spanish
2,053
13.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
128
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
173
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
42
0.3%
1.1%
Tifton, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,017
18.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
461
8.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,015
18.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
717
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
653
12.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
633
11.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
333
6.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
294
5.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
147
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
149
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
29,688
57,617
Per capita income
16,769
31,128
Tifton, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
223
3.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
690
12.0%
9.8
Construction
187
3.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,436
25.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
153
2.7%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
361
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
409
7.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
516
9.0%
11.4
Public administration
258
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
868
15.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
532
9.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
105
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
706
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,738
30.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
622
10.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,377
24.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,295
22.6%
18.1%
Tifton, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,690
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,658
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
627
11.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.2%
5.1
Walked
169
3.0%
2.7
Other means
103
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
123
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.0
26.6
Tifton, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,028
19.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,303
42.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,637
30.2%
37.1
3 or more
451
8.3%
21.0
Tifton, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,419
88.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,831
33.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,588
66.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
708
11.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Tifton, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,127
1 room
124
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
71
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
428
7.0%
9.1
4 rooms
735
12.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,319
21.5%
19.8
6 rooms
817
13.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,476
24.1%
12.0
8 rooms
658
10.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
499
8.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Tifton, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,127
1-unit, detached
3,159
51.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
184
3.0%
5.9
2-units
484
7.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
650
10.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
366
6.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
23
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
352
5.7%
9.0
Mobile home
909
14.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tifton, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
322
5.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
413
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
510
8.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
737
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,339
21.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,046
17.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,175
19.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
562
9.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
12
0.2%
1.4%
Tifton, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
660
12.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
48
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
4,671
86.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
40
0.7%
1.1
Tifton, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,243
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
19
1.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
60
4.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
66
5.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
69
5.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
168
13.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
425
34.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
436
35.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
617
49.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
165
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
104
8.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
52
4.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
305
24.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tifton, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,484
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
13
0.4%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
39
1.1%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
234
6.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,075
30.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,123
60.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
104
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
584
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
414
13.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
217
7.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
492
16.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
474
15.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
201
6.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,219
40.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
571
0.0%
0.0%
Tifton, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,831
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
175
9.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
527
28.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
386
21.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
412
22.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
259
14.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
28
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
32
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
12
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
133,700
205,000
