COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baconton vs Tifton
PLACE A
Baconton, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Tifton, Georgia
Baconton is 95% smaller than Tifton. Baconton earns more, with a median household income $11,369 higher. Tifton has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -6%).
BACONTONTIFTONDIFFERENCE
Total population83417,595−95% vs Tifton
Population density4271,355−927
Population growth-6.4%4.3%−10.7 pts
Median age36.534.8+1.7
Male46.5%49.0%−2.5 pts
Female53.5%51.0%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic31.9%45.7%−13.8 pts
Black62.8%34.1%+28.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%15.0%−12.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other2.9%3.2%−0.3 pts
Median household income$56,667$45,298+$11,369
Per capita income$22,961$25,191−$2,230
Poverty rate15.6%23.5%−7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.451−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.7%22.1%−17.4 pts
Graduate degree0.6%9.7%−9.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%3.4%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation59.6%54.3%+5.3 pts
Median home value$87,900$196,200−$108,300
Median gross rent$731$798−$67
Owner-occupied62.3%40.6%+21.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.0%13.5%+6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households8.7%40.3%−31.6 pts
Average commute29.219.3+9.8
Worked from home3.3%7.6%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.5%14.0%+6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025