Georgia · Census place 76476
Tifton city, GA
Quick answer
Tifton city has 17,140 residents, ranking #73 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $44,324, the median home is worth $161,700 and median gross rent runs $793 a month.
- Population
- 17,140Tifton city residents
- Median household income
- $44,324Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $793Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tifton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tifton city median would spend about 21.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.3% of residents and 38.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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