Tifton, Georgia

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Population in July 2008: 17,284. Population change since 2000: +14.8%

Males: 8,171	(47.3%)
Females: 9,113	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	30.9 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 31793, 31794.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,003 (it was $30,234 in 2000)

Tifton:	$34,003
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,392

Tifton:	$19,392
Georgia:	$24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,165 (it was $75,700 in 2000)

Tifton:	$116,165
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $133,193; Detached houses: $150,620; Townhouses or other attached units: $131,883; In 2-unit structures: $132,336; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $199,536; Mobile homes: $17,494

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Races in Tifton:

White Non-Hispanic (58.8%)
Black (31.6%)
Hispanic (7.6%)
Other race (4.6%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Tifton: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.8%), English (7.6%), Irish (5.9%), German (3.6%), Subsaharan African (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 357 feet

Land area: 8.93 square miles.

Population density: 1935 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Tifton

High school or higher: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
Unemployed: 8.3%
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tifton city

Never married: 30.4%
Now married: 47.9%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 10.4%

1,005 residents are foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 0.9% Asia).

This city:	6.7%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research there were 24 registered sex offenders living in Tifton, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tifton to the number of sex offenders is 720 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Tifton:	0.8% ($629)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (39.5 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (135.3 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (716.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Phillipsburg, GA (1.3 miles ), Unionville, GA (1.4 miles ), Oak Ridge, GA (2.2 miles ), Brookfield, GA (2.3 miles ), Chula, GA (2.5 miles ), Ty Ty, GA (2.9 miles ), Omega, GA (3.1 miles ), Enigma, GA (3.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 48 buildings, average cost: $56,400
1997: 39 buildings, average cost: $76,800
1998: 38 buildings, average cost: $76,800
1999: 41 buildings, average cost: $76,800
2000: 38 buildings, average cost: $76,800
2001: 31 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2002: 35 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2003: 38 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2004: 42 buildings, average cost: $123,500
2005: 47 buildings, average cost: $123,500
2006: 45 buildings, average cost: $123,500
2007: 37 buildings, average cost: $123,500
2008: 25 buildings, average cost: $123,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 31.46 N, Longitude: 83.51 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +8,666 (+57.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 4,310 (68.6%)

Area code: 229

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Tifton, Georgia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +488 (+3.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Child care workers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Crime in Tifton by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2006	2007
Murders	1	3	1	5	1	0	2
per 100,000	7.1	20.1	6.5	31.8	6.2	0.0	11.9
Rapes	5	8	17	6	6	6	9
per 100,000	35.4	53.5	110.2	38.1	37.3	35.6	53.6
Robberies	35	48	42	26	39	50	48
per 100,000	247.7	320.9	272.3	165.1	242.2	296.7	285.7
Assaults	98	72	81	75	82	118	120
per 100,000	693.5	481.4	525.2	476.3	509.2	700.3	714.2
Burglaries	216	222	191	221	234	199	316
per 100,000	1528.4	1484.3	1238.4	1403.4	1453.1	1180.9	1880.6
Thefts	1,159	1,099	1,179	999	1,104	1,149	1,096
per 100,000	8201.2	7347.7	7644.4	6344.1	6855.4	6818.6	6522.6
Auto thefts	57	40	74	58	48	47	43
per 100,000	403.3	267.4	479.8	368.3	298.1	278.9	255.9
Arson	3	N/A	0	0	1	0	N/A
per 100,000	21.2	N/A	0.0	0.0	6.2	0.0	N/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	722.8	694.7	718.7	620.2	616.5	635.3	708.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 56 (46 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.66
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Tifton, Georgia

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Tifton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 78% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the Tifton city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/11/1968, a category 3 tornado 26.0 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

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Birthplace of: David Denham - PGA Tour Golf player (born: 9/27/82), Chris Foster - College basketball player (Georgia Southern Eagles).

Hospital/medical center in Tifton:

TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (901 E 18TH ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Tifton:

IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; OCILLA, GA)
PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; SYLVESTER, GA)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF ADEL INC (about 24 miles; ADEL, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Tifton, GA

Airports located in Tifton:

Henry Tift Myers Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 4,500, Local Ops: 15,150, Military Ops: 220)

Local government website: www.tifton.net

College/University in Tifton:

ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,975; Location: 2802 MOORE HWY; Public; Website: www.abac.peachnet.edu)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tifton:

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)

Public high school in Tifton:

Tift County High School (Students: 1,422; Location: One Blue Devil Way; Grades: 10-12)

Private high school in Tifton:

GRACE BAPTIST (Students: 38; Location: 1900 WEST GOLDEN RD; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Tifton:

Annie Belle Clark Primary School (Students: 832; Location: 1464 Carpenter Road; Grades: KK-03)
G. O. Bailey Primary School (Students: 760; Location: 1430 Newton Drive; Grades: PK-03)
Charles Spencer Elementary School (Students: 579; Location: 65 Tifton-Eldorado Road; Grades: 04-06)
Northeast Campus, Tift County High School (Students: 549; Location: 3021 Fulwood Road; Grades: 09-09)
Matt Wilson Elementary School (Students: 546; Location: 510 West 17th Street; Grades: 04-06)
J. T. Reddick Elementary School (Students: 484; Location: 404 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive; Grades: 04-06)
Len Lastinger Primary School (Students: 468; Location: 1210 Lake Drive; Grades: KK-03)
Northside Primary School (Students: 405; Location: 1815 North Chestnut Avenue; Grades: KK-03)
Eighth Street Middle School (Students: 1,084; Location: 700 West Eighth Street; Grades: 07-08)

Private elementary/middle schools in Tifton:

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN (Students: 58; Location: 302 WEST 20TH ST; Grades: PK - KG)
MOTHER GOOSE KINDERGARTEN (Students: 12; Location: 2609 CAMELLIA DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)

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Library in Tifton:

COASTAL PLAIN REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,396,795; Location: 2014 CHESTNUT AVENUE; 302,743 books; 2,595 audio materials; 3,998 video materials; 340 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Tiftarea Academy is a private K4-12 grade school in Tift County.
Tiftarea Academy is a private K4-12 grade school in Tift County.

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Notable locations in Tifton: Woodlawn Community Center (A), Tifton City Hall (B), Tift County Library (C), Tift County Jail (D), Tift County Courthouse (E), Georgia Agrirama (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Tift-Town Shopping Center (1), Town and Country Shopping Center (2), Westgate Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tifton include: Wesleyan Methodist Church (A), Trinity Methodist Church (B), Second Baptist Church (C), Church of God (D), Church of the Nazarene (E), Saint Annes Episcopal Church (F), Congregational Christian Church (G), Eastside Church (H), First Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Oak Ridge Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Marys Pond (A), Fullwood Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Tifton include: Fulwood Park (1), Tifton Commercial Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Tifton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Agrirama (Museums; 8th Street), Georgia State Government - Regents Board- Technical and Adult Education Depart (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2014 Chestnut Avenue).

Hotels: Hampton Inn (720 USHighway 319 South), Fairfield Inn and Suites Tifton (806 West 7th Street), Courtyard Tifton (814 West 7th Street), Budget Inn (1008 8th Street West), Budget Inc (1008 8th Street West), Days Inn Tifton GA (1199 Highway 82 West), Courtyard Marriott (814 7th Street West), Fairfield Inn Marriott (1401 Tift Avenue North Suite A), Courtyard by Marriott (814 7th Street West).

Courts: Tift County - Judge Of Superior Court- Judge Harvey Davis (Admin Building), TIFT County - Probate Court (Admn Building), TIFT County - Traffic Fines- Clerk of Superior Court (Courthouse), TIFT County - Judge of State Court (223 2nd Street East).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Tifton and their reported violations in the past:

ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRI. COLLEGE (Population served: 3000, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-01-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2002), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-20-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-05-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1998), St Public Notif received (NOV-23-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (2 times from AUG-01-2005 to OCT-03-2005)

2 routine major monitoring violations

TIFT CO-E B HAMILTON PARK (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-28-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2005)

SPRINGHILL COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 318, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1999)

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

LEWIS TAYLOR FARMS MLC (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Tifton that have no violations reported:

JERNIGAN`S RESAURANT (Population served: 262, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.1%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	26.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	12.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tifton, GA

People in group quarters in Tifton

502 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
289 people in nursing homes
175 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
116 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
74 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
25 people in other nonhousehold living situations
18 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
18 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
12 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
8 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped

Tifton compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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Banks with branches in Tifton (2009 data):

South Georgia Banking Company: Tifton Branch, Tift Avenue Branch, West Second Branch. Info updated 2007-01-09: Bank assets: $304.3 mil, Deposits: $260.6 mil, headquarters in Omega, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: South Georgia Bank Holding Company
First Community Bank of Tifton: First Community Bank Of Tifton, Northside Branch, West Side Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $321.8 mil, Deposits: $276.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
Colony Bank: Colony Village Center Branch at 1909 Highway 82 West, branch established on 2004-08-11; Tift Branch at 605 West 2nd Street, branch established on 1998-06-15. Info updated 2008-08-13: Bank assets: $1,250.2 mil, Deposits: $1,007.0 mil, headquarters in Fitzgerald, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
Ameris Bank: Tifton Branch at 735 West Second Street, branch established on 1945-07-02; Messenger Service at 735 West Second Street, branch established on 2008-01-14. Info updated 2007-01-18: Bank assets: $2,405.5 mil, Deposits: $2,068.2 mil, headquarters in Moultrie, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 62 total offices, Holding Company: Ameris Bancorp
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Tifton Main Branch at 211 North Virginia Avenue, branch established on 1988-04-18. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Tifton Banking Company: at 729 West Second Street, branch established on 2004-10-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $152.8 mil, Deposits: $123.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
SunTrust Bank: Tifton Branch at 200 John Howard St, branch established on 1990-06-27. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
Bank of America, National Association: Tifton Main Branch at 127 First Street, branch established on 1896-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Tifton, Georgia

Holiday Inn Tifton, 1208 Hwy 82 W, Tifton, GA 31794, Phone: (229) 382-6687
Comfort Inn Tifton, 1104 King Rd, Tifton, GA 31744, Phone: (229) 382-4410
Howard Johnson Tifton, 1103 King Rd, Tifton, GA 31794, Phone: (229) 386-2100
Days Inn, 1008 W 8TH St, Tifton, GA 31794, Phone: (229) 382-7210, Fax: (229) 386-8146
Hampton Inn, 720 US Hwy 319 S, Tifton, GA 31794, Phone: (229) 382-8800, Fax: (229) 387-0563
Econolodge, 1025 W 2ND St, Tifton, GA 31794, Phone: (229) 382-0280
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, 2802 Moore Hwy, Tifton, GA 31793, Phone: (229) 386-3815, Fax: (229) 386-7006
Courtyard By Marriott, 814 West Seventh St, Tifton, GA 31794, Phone: (800) 321-2211, Fax: (229) 388-1795
9 other hotels and motels

All 17 fire-safe hotels and motels in Tifton, Georgia

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Tifton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Tift County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (64%) Utility gas (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Religion statistics for Tifton

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	American Baptist Association	Episcopal Church
Adherents	57.3%	15.8%	9.7%	3.1%	2.7%
Congregations	32.4%	14.7%	10.3%	4.4%	1.5%

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Churches of Christ	Progressive Primitive Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.6%	1.1%	1.1%	5.6%
Congregations	1.5%	1.5%	2.9%	5.9%	25.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	38	$94,267	$29,769	5	$5,058
Other Government Administration	10	$27,916	$33,499	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	3	$8,070	$32,280	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	49	$138,721	$33,972	0	$0
Police - Other	7	$12,437	$21,321	0	$0
Firefighters	34	$91,220	$32,195	0	$0
Fire - Other	2	$4,371	$26,226	0	$0
Streets and Highways	30	$65,053	$26,021	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	31	$64,823	$25,093	0	$0
Sewerage	20	$45,446	$27,268	1	$27
Parks and Recreation	9	$16,254	$21,672	0	$0
Water Supply	24	$55,575	$27,788	0	$0
Gas Supply	6	$15,657	$31,314	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	7	$16,799	$28,798	8	$7,574
Totals for Government	270	$656,609	$29,183	14	$12,659

Tifton government finances in 2006:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $3,860,000
All Other: $3,136,000

Sewerage: $2,347,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $65,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $290,000
Water Utilities: $182,000

Solid Waste Management: $140,000

Sewerage: $122,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $10,735,000
Police Protection: $3,956,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,623,000

General - Other: $3,248,000

Water Utilities: $2,999,000

Central Staff Services: $2,452,000

Sewerage: $1,999,000

Local Fire Protection: $1,923,000

Regular Highways: $1,769,000

Financial Administration: $1,679,000

Parks and Recreation: $375,000

Parking Facilities: $268,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $246,000

General Public Buildings: $216,000

Libraries: $151,000

Health - Other: $140,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $118,000

Public Welfare - Other: $84,000
General - Interest on Debt: $503,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $570,000
Libraries: $151,000

Air Transportation: $25,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,099,000
General Local Government Support: $2,856,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,126,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $664,000
Fines and Forfeits: $664,000

Sale of Property: $174,000

Special Assessments: $21,000

General Revenue, NEC: $16,000

Rents: $9,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,561,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,580,000

Intergovernmental to Local NEC � Correctional Institutions: $243,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,723,000
Solid Waste Management: $532,000

Local Fire Protection: $280,000

Police Protection: $263,000

Regular Highways: $228,000

Water Utilities: $69,000

Sewerage: $46,000

Gas Utilities: $42,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,571,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $12,353,000
Water Utilities: $3,520,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $386,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $85,000
Highways: $50,000

Housing and Community Development: $11,000
Tax - Property: $2,047,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,426,000

Public Utilities Sales: $991,000

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $649,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $436,000

Public Utility License: $66,000

Other License: $46,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $7,607,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $227,000

7.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,911 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Berrien County, GA	0.47% ($31,475 average AGI)
from Worth County, GA	0.45% ($25,136)
from Colquitt County, GA	0.44% ($26,561)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Colquitt County, GA	0.43% ($22,857 average AGI)
to Worth County, GA	0.42% ($24,818)
to Berrien County, GA	0.36% ($19,298)

Strongest AM radio stations in Tifton:

WTIF (1340 AM; 1 kW; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tifton:

WABR (91.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMM, COMMISSION)
WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPLH (103.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE)
WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WFFM (105.7 FM; ASHBURN, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WRDO (96.9 FM; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WRXZ (106.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Tifton:

W51AR (Channel 51; TIFTON, GA; Owner: NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH)
W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
W05AZ (Channel 5; TIFTON, GA; Owner: WOAZ, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Tifton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 29
Total length: 120 meters (394ft)
Total costs: $96,000
Total average daily traffic: 447,800
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,201

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 7
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 3
1980-1989: 13
1990-1999: 4

Fire: 218
Hazardous Condition: 176
Service Call: 11
Good Intent Call: 7

Incident types - Tifton

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Tifton, GA

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