Population 40,286
State Georgia
Current Time
Area 258.92 mi²
Zip Codes 31793, 31794
Per capita income $18,928

Cities in Tift County

Tifton

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2 %
White alone, percent, 2013 66.3 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 22.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$721,588
Total number of firms, 2007 3,604
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 40,286
Households, 2008-2012 13,759
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.4 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,945
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.1 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,928
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 11.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 15,625
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 30.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 258.92 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 40,122
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $115,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$547,460
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,041
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 10.9 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $37,033
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$92,037
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.9 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,166
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 76.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 5.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.83
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 17.1 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 85.3 %
Population, 2010 40,118
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 16.2 %
Population per square mile, 2010 154.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 56.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 63.7 %
Housing units, 2013 16,289
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,119
Building permits, 2012 56
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$612,216
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %