With 50,377 people, Tifton is a metro area. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $153,152. Median rent is $760 a month. The poverty rate is 20.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,335, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tifton
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.6% → 19.0%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$114,757 → $153,152(+33%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants66.2% → 61.5%(−4.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia
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)16.2%(305)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.1%(586)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(701)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(35)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,882 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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Over time
Tifton, decade by decade
Tifton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
43,701
$51,587
$114,757
12.6%
56.5
2000
47,911
$56,907
$115,295
14.6%
65.8
2010
49,048
$51,414
$150,609
15.7%
70.1
2020
50,350
$52,096
$138,371
16.1%
75.6
2024
50,377
$50,335
$153,152
19.0%
75.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
