Tifton.
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Georgia·Tift County
9 tracts·14K people·$196K median·1,040/mi²
White 46 · Black 34 · Hispanic 15 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Married couple 34 · Other 29
Health 45 · Professional 18 · Retail 16 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 4 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 22 · Service 18 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Tifton is $196,200 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Tifton has 17,210 residents across 4 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.8; the population is 45.7% White, 34.1% Black, 15.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Multiracial, 1.9% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 22.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.5% (Census ACS).
G. O. Bailey Elementary School (50%), Len Lastinger Elementary School (49%) and Annie Belle Clark Elementary School (43%) lead the elementary schools; Eighth Street Middle School (60%) and Northeast Middle School (58%) lead the middle schools; Tift County High School is the high school with reported scores (12%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $798/month, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Tifton is $45,298 a year, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Tifton, median rent is $798/month and the median home value is $196,200 (Census ACS).
Tifton reported 6.6 violent crimes and 29.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2019).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Tifton are lightning (86), tornado (71) and strong wind (69), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Tifton, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).