Tift County vs. Colquitt County

Tift County (GA)Colquitt County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)40,57145,592
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.1%0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)40,13245,499
Population, Census, April 1, 201040,11845,498
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.7%26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.9%15.5%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.5%
White alone, percent65.8%72.7%
Black or African American alone, percent30.6%23.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%1.3%
Asian alone, percent1.6%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.0%19.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent55.4%55.4%
Veterans, 2014-20181,7712,268
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.2%10.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,78018,620
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.0%61.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$118,900$83,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,157$976
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$352$328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$649$648
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.3%11.5%
Building permits, 201817778
Households, 2014-201815,05815,374
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.92
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.5%82.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%17.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201872.3%82.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201864.1%70.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.8%73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.5%12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.8%23.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.4%57.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.1%51.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)399,273192,228
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)528,105760,075
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)634,100513,452
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)805,567460,046
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,617$9,971
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.522.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,790$35,472
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,072$19,173
Persons in poverty, percent19.6%23.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171,036879
Total employment, 201716,27111,298
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)568,306367,058
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,0432,873
All firms, 20123,4833,851
Men-owned firms, 20121,9602,067
Women-owned firms, 20121,2341,531
Minority-owned firms, 20121,0511,371
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,2092,359
Veteran-owned firms, 2012298404
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,9213,217
Black-owned firms, percent, 200711.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.0%25.2%
Population per square mile, 2010154.983.6
Land area in square miles, 2010258.92544.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Tift county (GA) and Colquitt county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.