Tift County, GA Demographic Data
Tift County, GA Summary
Tift County is located in Georgia
- Population: 40,865
- Area: 268.79 sq. miles
- Land Area: 258.92 sq. miles
- Water Area: 9.88 sq. miles
- Population Density: 152.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 333.01 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tift County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
21,467
53%
50.8
Male
19,224
47%
49.2
Total Population
40,691
323,128,000
Tift County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,551
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,926
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,996
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,488
8.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,097
7.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,199
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,096
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,029
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,573
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,175
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,288
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,675
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
598
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
30,563
75.1%
77.2
Female
16,125
52.8%
51.3
Male
14,438
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
28,192
69.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,943
17.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,561
13.7%
15.2
Female
3,253
58.5%
55.8
Male
2,308
41.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Tift County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
40,075
98.5%
96.8
White
26,005
63.9%
72.6
Black or African American
11,953
29.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
44
0.1%
0.8
Asian
557
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
102
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
54
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
5
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
369
0.9%
0.6
Other Asian
21
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
15
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
15
0.0%
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
1,501
3.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
616
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,526
11.1%
17.8
Mexican
3,318
8.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
98
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,110
2.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
36,165
88.9%
82.2
Tift County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,438
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,376
13.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,835
34.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,634
18.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,859
11.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,284
8.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,207
8.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,814
18.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
20,819
81.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,491
17.5%
31.2
Tift County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,279
38.1%
33.7%
Now Married
14,418
44.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,883
8.9%
11.0%
Separated
613
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
2,025
6.3
5.8%
Tift County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
33,603
88.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,537
11.9%
21.6%
Spanish
3,872
10.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
267
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
336
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
62
0.2%
1.1%
Tift County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,935
13.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,032
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,075
14.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,882
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,010
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,214
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,216
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,278
8.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
406
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
403
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
37,613
57,617
Per capita income
20,642
31,128
Tift County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
861
5.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,627
9.8%
9.8
Construction
992
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,382
26.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
438
2.6%
6.6
Information
164
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,294
7.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
891
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,389
8.4%
11.4
Public administration
747
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
2,165
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,228
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
418
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,249
13.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,239
31.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,386
14.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,728
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,994
18.0%
18.1%
Tift County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
16,276
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,276
81.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,918
11.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.1%
5.1
Walked
334
2.1%
2.7
Other means
341
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
397
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.3
26.6
Tift County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,702
11.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,506
38.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,924
34.1%
37.1
3 or more
2,319
16.0%
21.0
Tift County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,451
88.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,328
57.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,123
42.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,964
12.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Tift County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,415
1 room
179
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
103
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
532
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,119
6.8%
16.5
5 rooms
3,540
21.6%
19.8
6 rooms
3,044
18.5%
17.8
7 rooms
4,304
26.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,770
10.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,824
11.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Tift County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,415
1-unit, detached
9,865
60.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
272
1.7%
5.9
2-units
574
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
763
4.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
542
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
64
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
430
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
3,905
23.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tift County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
611
3.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
960
5.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,130
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,581
9.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,021
18.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,794
17.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,769
23.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,211
13.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
310
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
28
0.2%
1.4%
Tift County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,083
7.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
696
4.8%
4.7
Electricity
12,449
86.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
28
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
176
1.2%
1.1
Tift County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,834
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
85
1.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
139
2.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
175
3.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
308
6.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
690
14.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,560
32.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,877
38.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,087
44.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
644
13.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
471
10.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
345
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,179
24.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
108
0.0%
0.0%
Tift County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,729
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
39
0.7%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
48
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
506
8.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,610
28.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,526
61.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
394
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
592
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
890
17.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
486
9.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
763
14.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
604
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
341
6.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,058
40.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
981
0.0%
0.0%
Tift County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,328
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,708
20.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,916
23.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,522
18.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,413
17.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,019
12.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
587
7.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
96
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
67
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
118,300
205,000