COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alapaha vs Tifton
PLACE A
Alapaha, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Tifton, Georgia
Alapaha is 97% smaller than Tifton. Tifton earns more, with a median household income $12,729 higher. Tifton has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -28%).
ALAPAHATIFTONDIFFERENCE
Total population49417,595−97% vs Tifton
Population density4811,355−874
Population growth-28.0%4.3%−32.2 pts
Median age56.834.8+22.0
Male43.5%49.0%−5.5 pts
Female56.5%51.0%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.6%6.7%−5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.5%45.7%+4.7 pts
Black48.6%34.1%+14.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%15.0%−15.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.9%3.2%−2.3 pts
Median household income$32,569$45,298−$12,729
Per capita income$20,313$25,191−$4,878
Poverty rate31.8%23.5%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4000.451−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%22.1%−11.7 pts
Graduate degree3.2%9.7%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate23.4%3.4%+20.0 pts
Labor force participation58.2%54.3%+3.9 pts
Median home value$99,300$196,200−$96,900
Median gross rent$477$798−$321
Owner-occupied77.8%40.6%+37.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.1%13.5%+20.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.3%−40.3 pts
Average commute23.819.3+4.5
Worked from home2.4%7.6%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured26.6%14.0%+12.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025