COMPARING TWO PLACES
Willacoochee vs Tifton
PLACE A
Willacoochee, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Tifton, Georgia
Willacoochee is 93% smaller than Tifton. Tifton earns more, with a median household income $12,548 higher. Tifton has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -11%).
WILLACOOCHEETIFTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,25617,595−93% vs Tifton
Population density3291,355−1,026
Population growth-10.9%4.3%−15.1 pts
Median age35.834.8+1.0
Male46.1%49.0%−2.9 pts
Female53.9%51.0%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born3.8%6.7%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.9%45.7%+0.2 pts
Black34.4%34.1%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.3%15.0%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other7.5%3.2%+4.2 pts
Median household income$32,750$45,298−$12,548
Per capita income$19,504$25,191−$5,687
Poverty rate27.7%23.5%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.451−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%22.1%−16.3 pts
Graduate degree0.5%9.7%−9.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%3.4%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation55.1%54.3%+0.8 pts
Median home value$43,200$196,200−$153,000
Median gross rent$629$798−$169
Owner-occupied57.4%40.6%+16.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%13.5%+1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households14.5%40.3%−25.8 pts
Average commute26.319.3+7.0
Worked from home0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.3%14.0%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025