Tift County, Georgia

Tift County has a population of 41,438 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $165,200, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $53,255.

Home price
$165,200
Income
$53,255
Population
41,438
Unemployment
2.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$165,200county
Median gross rent$777county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented39.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,280county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$821county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,174county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$53,255county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate20.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.0%county
Unemployment rate2.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.7%county
Share of workers employed by government14.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.0%county
Economic output per resident$66,982county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.86%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station97 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%county
Traffic deaths98.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.5%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment7471county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible97.1%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.4%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population41,438county
Land area in square miles261county
People per square mile of land159.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores19county
Share living far from a food store3.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.9%county
Second languages12.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents181county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in1,051county
Households that moved away1,017county
Average income of arriving households$45,248county
Average income of departing households$45,173county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year177county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.3%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature66.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.5 incounty
Annual snowfall5.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.78 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F87 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days252 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 14county
Average first fall frostNov 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,158 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity85.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.8%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband78.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk46.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk67.4county
Landslide risk5.8county
Hail risk38.0county
Earthquake risk62.2county
Tornado risk78.1county
Tropical cyclone risk86.4county
Extreme heat risk52.3county
Winter weather risk30.3county
Strong wind risk57.7county
Wildfire risk55.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Tift County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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