Tift County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Manufacturing (16.5%), Retail trade (14.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Tift County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 18,664	(48.6%)
Females: 19,743	(51.4%)

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Tift County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$37,768
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$401
State:	$614

Tift County:	$110,336
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $177,862

Here:	$177,862
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $102,813

Here:	$102,813
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $166,469

Here:	$166,469
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,520

Here:	$68,520
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $250,168

Here:	$250,168
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $34,434

Here:	$34,434
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$74,556

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 24
• Assaults: 70
• Burglaries: 273
• Thefts: 626
• Auto thefts: 69

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 25
• Assaults: 91
• Burglaries: 229
• Thefts: 742
• Auto thefts: 72

This county:	19.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tift County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $607 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tifton, Unionville, Omega, Phillipsburg, Ty Ty, Brookfield, Chula, Oak Ridge.

Neighboring counties: Berrien County , Colquitt County , Cook County , Irwin County , Turner County , Worth County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Tift County: Tifton-Tift County Industrial Park (A), Magnolia Industrial Park (B), Springhill Country Club (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Pine Hill Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Tift County include: Wayside Church (A), Zion Hope Church (B), Vanceville Church (C), Unity Tabernacle (D), Union Grove Church (E), Turner Church (F), Bessie Tift Chapel Baptist Church (G), Brighton Church (H), Spring Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tift Memorial Gardens (1), Rutland Cemetery (2), Fletcher Cemetery (3), Lawrence Cemetery (4), Salem Cemetery (5), Smith Cemetery (6), Hickory Springs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Gun Lake (A), Mudcat Lake (B), Bluff Lake (C), Mullis Ponds (D), Big Mud Lake (E), Little Mud Lake (F), Sand Hill Lake (G), Goodman Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum Creek (A), Wiregrass Branch (B), Heard Creek (C), Daniels Creek (D), Cow House Branch (E), Old Field Creek (F), Foxhead Branch (G), Big Branch (H), Thick Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.3%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 2,390
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,113 (17% naturalized citizens)

Tift County:	5.5%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,832
• One, attached: 250
• Two: 430
• 3 or 4: 574
• 5 to 9: 552
• 10 to 19: 68
• 20 or more: 458
• Mobile homes: 4,241
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Tift County with a mortgage: 3,750 (400 second mortgage, 276 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,059

Here:	64.6% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Tift County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 4.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/14/2000, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and caused $3 million in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,070 (77%) Carpooled: 2,747 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%) Taxi: 29 (0%) Motorcycle: 41 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 498 (3%) Other means: 233 (1%) Worked at home: 268 (2%)

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.
4.72% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($20,832 average AGI)
2.60% relocated from other states ($13,079 average AGI)

Tift County:	2.60%
Georgia average:	4.40%

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)
from Turner County, GA	0.40% ($23,654)
from Irwin County, GA	0.36% ($24,043)
from Lowndes County, GA	0.29% ($36,105)
from Cook County, GA	0.26% ($29,794)

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.
4.66% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($22,555 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($11,382 average AGI)

Tift County:	2.04%
Georgia average:	3.17%

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)
to Irwin County, GA	0.32% ($23,195)
to Cook County, GA	0.28% ($88,556)
to Dougherty County, GA	0.27% ($23,914)
to Lowndes County, GA	0.25% ($25,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,671 (4,512 aged, 1,159 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 32,454 (7,224 male householders, 2,932 female householders)

  7,268 spouses, 11,679 children (10,699 natural, 205 adopted, 775 stepchildren), 1,197 grandchildren, 398 brothers or sisters, 195 parents, 560 other relatives, 1,001 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,445 (1,629 male householders (1,304 living alone)), 2,146 female householders (1,935 living alone)), 670 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,508 (606 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,066 2-persons, 2,563 3-persons, 2,095 4-persons, 900 5-persons, 286 6-persons, 246 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,239 1-person, 450 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 26 5-persons.

91.2% of residents of Tift County speak English at home.
7.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $215,191,000 ($5356 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,202,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,615,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $48,759,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,368,000
Federal grants: $61,638,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,549,000 ($122,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,263,000 ($1,091,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $455,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,386,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,799,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.58 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

56% of Tift County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Georgia.

Tift County:	55.7%
State average:	50.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 29076
• Northeast: 855
• Midwest: 999
• South: 4668
• West: 529

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,900

Here:	8.9%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	5.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	3.9%
Georgia:	22.9%

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