Tift County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Tift County, Georgia. Population: 41.2K.

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Median Home Price

$251.7K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$53.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$63.8K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,339

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.53%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,273

Property Tax$112

Insurance$105

Total Monthly$1,489

Historical Home Prices

2015

$124.9K

2016

$127.3K

+1.9%%

2017

$129.1K

+1.4%%

2018

$137.0K

+6.2%%

2019

$145.5K

+6.2%%

2020

$157.9K

+8.5%%

2021

$174.3K

+10.3%%

2022

$189.1K

+8.5%%

2023

$195.9K

+3.6%%

2024

$197.9K

+1.0%%

2025

$195.1K

-1.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

158

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

11.9

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

53.5%

Black

28.8%

Hispanic

12.9%

Asian

1.1%

Two or More Races

3.4%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

66°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

225

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

48.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 56/100

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