2022 population: 41,412 ( 1,294 from 2010 , 65 from 2020)
Land area: 260.9 square miles
Population density: 158.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	22,284	53.81%	5.4%
Black:	12,495	30.17%	8.2%
Indian:	80	0.19%	11.1%
Asian:	569	1.37%	10.5%
2+ races:	559	1.35%	56.6%
Hispanic:	5,425	13.10%	34.4%

Total non-White:	19,128	46.19%	15.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,200	14.5
Deaths:	1,204	14.6
Net Migration:	34	0.4
Net Immigration:	14	0.2

Change in White population:	-1,271	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,565	6.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
40,118
23,555	58.71%
11,549	28.79%
72	0.18%
515	1.28%
357	0.89%
4,037	10.06%
16,563	41.29%

2000
38,407
24,092	62.73%
10,695	27.85%
66	0.17%
380	0.99%
225	0.59%
2,944	7.67%
14,315	37.27%

1990
34,998
24,401	69.72%
9,250	26.43%
48	0.14%
149	0.43%
n/a
1,150	3.29%
10,597	30.28%

1980
32,862
23,931	72.82%
8,418	25.62%
42	0.13%
74	0.23%
n/a
397	1.21%
8,931	27.18%

1970
27,288
19,331	70.84%
7,764	28.45%
17	0.06%
22	0.08%
n/a
122	0.45%
7,957	29.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
6,140	16.0
3,341	8.7
546	1.4
1,463	3.8

-537	-1.4
2,248	5.9

Number	Rate
1990's
6,328	18.1
3,458	9.9
-1,451	-4.1
592	1.7

-309	-0.9
3,718	10.6

Number	Rate
1980's
5,825	17.7
2,832	8.6
-565	-1.7
n/a

470	1.4
1,666	5.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,749	6.4
n/a

4,600	16.9
974	3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Tift County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.5
10,305	24.9%
31,107	75.1%
6,293	15.2%

15,328
2.57

10,120	66.0%
6,371	63.0%
1,660	16.4%
5,208	34.0%

2010
Number	Percent
34.5
10,360	25.8%
29,758	74.2%
5,123	12.8%

14,836
2.60

10,327	69.6%
6,979	67.6%
1,460	14.1%
4,509	30.4%

2000
Number	Percent
33.2
10,530	27.4%
27,877	72.6%
4,456	11.6%

13,931
2.65

10,156	72.9%
7,335	72.2%
1,402	13.8%
3,775	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
10,014	28.6%
24,984	71.4%
3,921	11.2%

12,144
2.75

9,233	76.0%
7,035	76.2%
1,122	12.2%
2,911	24.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
10,441	31.8%
22,421	68.2%
3,354	10.2%

10,793
2.92

8,437	78.2%
6,909	81.9%
731	8.7%
2,356	21.8%

2022 Housing Data for Tift County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	874	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	707	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	663	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,303	8.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,123	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	944	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	660	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	649	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	595	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,045	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,698	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,411	9.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,517	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	574	3.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,058	6.9%
$200,000 or more	507	3.3%

Median Household Income	52,561
Per Capita Income	27,987

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	75
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	517	3.4%
Public Assistance	127	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,711	17.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,403	63.9%
Unemployed	478	2.1%
In Armed Forces	54	0.2%

Total Labor Force	14,935	66.2%
Not in Labor Force	7,616	33.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,107	5,619	55.8%
Non-Profit	523	653	44.5%
Self-Employed	930	533	63.6%

Local Government	301	691	30.3%
State Government	255	584	30.4%
Federal Government	311	253	55.1%

Total Private + Self	8,037	6,152	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,390	2,181	38.9%
Total	9,427	8,333	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,285	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,733	21.0%
Professional, Technical	3,683	20.7%
Service Occupations	2,905	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	320	1.8%
All others	5,203	29.2%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,444	13.7%
Retail trade	2,329	13.1%
Manufacturing	2,254	12.7%
Educational services	1,678	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	1,367	7.7%
Construction	1,342	7.5%
Other services	1,078	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	943	5.3%
Public administration	857	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	730	4.1%
Finance and insurance	617	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	599	3.4%
Wholesale trade	523	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	314	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	297	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	188	1.1%
Information	187	1.1%
Utilities	62	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,465	10.83%
Puerto Rican	196	0.48%
Cuban	29	0.07%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	116	0.28%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	60	0.15%
Nicaraguan	43	0.10%
Panamanian	13	0.03%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	25	0.06%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	25	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	371	0.90%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	164	0.40%
Chinese	159	0.39%
Indian	92	0.22%
Filipino	36	0.09%
Korean	10	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	33,780	87.8%
Spanish	4,148	10.8%
Vietnamese	164	0.4%
Chinese	126	0.3%
Other Indo-European	61	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	58	0.2%
German, other Germanic	40	0.1%
Other Asian	38	0.1%
Arabic	37	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	13,431	32.6%
English	2,633	6.4%
Irish	2,023	4.9%
German	1,251	3.0%
Scottish	397	1.0%
Italian	341	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	293	0.7%
European	252	0.6%
Dutch	177	0.4%
French	174	0.4%
Canadian	136	0.3%
Haitian	109	0.3%
Polish	96	0.2%
British	87	0.2%
African	85	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	39,624	96.1%
Not a citizen	1,623	3.9%

Native	39,096	94.8%
Foreign-born	2,151	5.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,446	5.4%	2,887	10.7%	8,972	33.3%	8,597	31.9%	2,594	9.6%	2,449	9.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,446	5.4%
9-12 Years	2,887	10.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,972	33.3%
Some College	8,597	31.9%
Bach. Degree	2,594	9.6%
Grad Degree	2,449	9.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	17,637	16,373	1,264	7.2%	5.4%
1991	17,711	16,692	1,019	5.8%	5.3%
1992	18,058	16,772	1,286	7.1%	6.6%
1993	18,928	17,554	1,374	7.3%	5.7%
1994	18,934	17,827	1,107	5.8%	5.1%
1995	19,444	18,352	1,092	5.6%	4.8%
1996	20,424	19,303	1,121	5.5%	4.6%
1997	21,343	20,145	1,198	5.6%	4.5%
1998	21,198	20,012	1,186	5.6%	4.2%
1999	20,859	19,865	994	4.8%	3.8%

2000	18,813	18,042	771	4.1%	3.5%
2001	18,631	17,772	859	4.6%	4.1%
2002	18,799	17,905	894	4.8%	5.3%
2003	19,138	18,243	895	4.7%	5.1%
2004	19,073	18,162	911	4.8%	5.1%
2005	19,732	18,639	1,093	5.5%	5.7%
2006	19,976	18,885	1,091	5.5%	5.1%
2007	19,120	18,026	1,094	5.7%	4.9%
2008	19,028	17,564	1,464	7.7%	6.8%
2009	18,905	16,734	2,171	11.5%	10.4%

2010	18,838	16,557	2,281	12.1%	10.7%
2011	18,901	16,635	2,266	12.0%	10.1%
2012	19,088	17,191	1,897	9.9%	9.0%
2013	18,669	17,094	1,575	8.4%	8.1%
2014	18,223	16,890	1,333	7.3%	7.1%
2015	18,137	17,009	1,128	6.2%	6.1%
2016	18,553	17,541	1,012	5.5%	5.4%
2017	19,310	18,399	911	4.7%	4.8%
2018	19,384	18,597	787	4.1%	4.0%
2019	20,323	19,638	685	3.4%	3.5%

2020	20,500	19,463	1,037	5.1%	6.5%
2021	21,106	20,379	727	3.4%	3.9%
2022	21,053	20,469	584	2.8%	3.0%
2023	20,929	20,326	603	2.9%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	17,392
Median Value	$140,700

Occupied	15,328	88.1%
Vacant	2,064	11.9%

Owned	9,452	61.7%
Rented	5,876	38.3%
Median Rent	$760

Single-Family Units	10,560	60.7%
Detached	10,466	60.2%
Attached	94	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,279	7.4%
Mobile Homes	3,762	21.6%

Tift County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tift County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Tift County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tift County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Tift County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tift County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Tift County, GA