United States › Tifton MICROPOLITAN AREA · 2010 ACS
Tifton Micro Tifton, GA · 2 counties · 49,048 residents · 546 sq mi
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The short version
With 49,048 people, Tifton is a metro area. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 28% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $104,693. The poverty rate is 23.3%, above the 13.8% national rate. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 37.2
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01
Population & growth from 33.1 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Population, 1990 – 2024
43K 45K 48K 50K 52K 1990 2000 2010 2020 2024 Tifton Age distribution, 2010
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Section 02
Income & economy $35,739
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,239 in 2000
US average: $52,703
from $16,163 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
from 20.1% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
from 21.3% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Workforce by industry, 2010
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical 3.8%
Public administration 3.6%
Transportation & warehousing 3%
Arts, entertainment, food 1.2%
Education & health services 0.8%
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$104,693
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $63,291 in 2000
US average: $225,659
$564
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $414 in 2000
US average: $853
from 68.2% in 2000
37.9% rent
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
2.69 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.70 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
from 21.6% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
from 39.1% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
from 2.7 in 2009
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity 2000
White, non-Hispanic 61.4%(29,407)
Hispanic / Latino 6.7%(3,188)
2010
White, non-Hispanic 57.9%(28,375)
Hispanic / Latino 8.8%(4,319)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry Ancestry
+ 19 more ancestry groups with data from 14.6% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
from 67.9% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
from 6.0% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation from 12.7 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
from 77.1% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07
Work & employment from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
from 26.7% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08
People & community from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Women 15+
Never married 31.5%(6,625)
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Section 09
Health coverage Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).
from 24.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
from 43.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
from 9.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
from 23.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
from 54.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
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)
Gulf War (1990s) 31.1%(586)
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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Frequently asked
How many people live in Tifton, GA? Tifton, GA has about 49,048 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Tifton, GA? The typical household in Tifton, GA earns about $35,739 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Tifton, GA expensive? In Tifton, GA, the median home is worth about $104,693, and the typical rent is about $564 a month.
How educated are people in Tifton, GA? About 15.7% of adults age 25 and over in Tifton, GA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Tifton, GA? About 23.3% of people in Tifton, GA live below the federal poverty line.
Has Tifton, GA grown since 1990? Yes, Tifton, GA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 5,347 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.
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