COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sycamore vs Tifton
PLACE A
Sycamore, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Tifton, Georgia
Sycamore is 99% smaller than Tifton. Tifton earns more, with a median household income $20,298 higher. Tifton has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -18%).
SYCAMORETIFTONDIFFERENCE
Total population13817,595−99% vs Tifton
Population density441,355−1,311
Population growth-18.3%4.3%−22.6 pts
Median age57.034.8+22.2
Male63.2%49.0%+14.3 pts
Female36.8%51.0%−14.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%45.7%+38.1 pts
Black11.8%34.1%−22.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%15.0%−15.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other4.4%3.2%+1.2 pts
Median household income$25,000$45,298−$20,298
Per capita income$43,710$25,191+$18,519
Poverty rate27.9%23.5%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6360.451+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%22.1%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree7.3%9.7%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation58.5%54.3%+4.2 pts
Median home value$98,300$196,200−$97,900
Median gross rent$422$798−$376
Owner-occupied56.4%40.6%+15.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate45.1%13.5%+31.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.3%−40.3 pts
Average commute31.119.3+11.7
Worked from home0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.1%14.0%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025