MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Tifton Micro

Tifton, GA · 2 counties · 43,701 residents · 546 sq mi

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Tifton is home to 43,701 people. The poverty rate is 24.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $47,814. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $288 a month. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

43,701

−9%vs 2000

vs 47,911 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

80 / sq mi

−9%vs 2000

vs 88 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

546 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202450K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(3,392)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(3,554)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(3,683)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(3,862)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(3,211)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(7,032)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(6,287)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(4,021)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(3,516)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(2,949)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(1,698)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(496)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,494

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,239 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,082

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,163 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.5%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,814

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,291 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

33.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.4%(29,407)

Black30.4%(14,563)

Hispanic / Latino6.7%(3,188)

Asian0.8%(403)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.8%(30,066)

Black29.5%(12,875)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(1,162)

Asian0.5%(198)

Other1.3%(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

Mexican10.2%(5,163)

Central American0.5%(239)

Puerto Rican0.3%(175)

Salvadoran0.3%(159)

Cuban0.3%(117)

Nicaraguan0.1%(38)

Honduran0.1%(26)

Spaniard0%(19)

Costa Rican0%(16)

South American0%(12)

Colombian0%(9)

Dominican0%(5)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0%(3)

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

American22.9%(11,527)

English7.3%(3,674)

Irish5%(2,517)

German3.6%(1,824)

Scottish1.6%(803)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(350)

Italian0.6%(321)

Welsh0.4%(210)

Canadian0.5%(205)

French0.4%(201)

West Indian0.4%(200)

Haitian0.4%(199)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(153)

Subsaharan African0.3%(146)

Norwegian0.3%(113)

British0.2%(105)

Polish0.1%(74)

Arab0.1%(57)

Swedish0.1%(49)

Ukrainian0.1%(43)

French Canadian0.1%(28)

Portuguese0.1%(28)

Greek0.1%(25)

Finnish0.1%(24)

Nigerian0.1%(23)

Hungarian0%(19)

Danish0%(15)

Swiss0%(14)

Lebanese0%(10)

Russian0%(9)

Austrian0.1%(5)

Iranian0%(3)

Cape Verdean0%(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

12.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.1%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married39%(7,393)

Married49.9%(9,459)

Widowed2.3%(439)

Divorced8.9%(1,680)

Women 15+

Never married31.5%(6,625)

Married44.2%(9,304)

Widowed9.4%(1,982)

Divorced14.9%(3,129)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.3%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 24.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.8%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.2%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% 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)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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