COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tift County

Georgia · 34,998 residents · 261 sq mi

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Tift County is a county of 34,998 people in Georgia. The poverty rate is 22.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $51,100. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 23%. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,998

−9%vs 2000

vs 38,407 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

261 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(2,680)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,809)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(2,857)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(3,134)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(2,689)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(5,792)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(5,115)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(3,233)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(2,768)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(2,252)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(1,249)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(420)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,421

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,616 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,612

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,833 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.9%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,100

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $431 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

33.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.7%(24,092)

Black27.8%(10,695)

Hispanic / Latino7.7%(2,944)

Asian1%(372)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.3%(24,938)

Black26.7%(9,336)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(1,150)

Asian0.5%(162)

Other1.6%(562)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.5%(4,779)

Central American0.5%(209)

Puerto Rican0.4%(168)

Salvadoran0.3%(140)

Cuban0.3%(117)

Nicaraguan0.1%(38)

Spaniard0%(19)

Costa Rican0%(16)

Honduran0%(15)

South American0%(9)

Colombian0%(9)

Dominican0%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(267)

Asian Indian0.3%(127)

Indonesian0.2%(81)

Filipino0.1%(45)

Korean0%(10)

Chinese0%(6)

Sri Lankan0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(39)

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

American25.4%(10,518)

English7.2%(3,004)

Irish5%(2,064)

German3.3%(1,385)

Scottish1.5%(637)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(313)

Italian0.8%(312)

Canadian0.5%(205)

West Indian0.4%(181)

Haitian0.4%(181)

Dutch0.3%(134)

French0.3%(125)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(120)

Norwegian0.3%(113)

Welsh0.2%(94)

British0.2%(86)

Polish0.2%(64)

Arab0.1%(57)

Swedish0.1%(44)

Ukrainian0.1%(38)

Portuguese0.1%(28)

Greek0.1%(25)

Finnish0.1%(24)

Nigerian0.1%(23)

French Canadian0.1%(22)

Hungarian0%(19)

Danish0%(15)

Swiss0%(14)

Lebanese0%(10)

Russian0%(9)

Iranian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.3%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 12.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.9%(5,972)

Married51%(8,039)

Widowed2.1%(330)

Divorced9%(1,427)

Women 15+

Never married31.4%(5,394)

Married45.4%(7,799)

Widowed9.2%(1,575)

Divorced14.1%(2,422)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−10.3 ptssince 2013

from 24.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.7%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.5%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19%(295)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35%(543)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.5%(536)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(35)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,553 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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