Tift County vs. Irwin County

	Tift County (GA)	Irwin County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	40,571	9,398
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	40,132	9,529
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	40,118	9,538
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.9%	17.9%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	48.0%
White alone, percent	65.8%	69.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.6%	28.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.0%	4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.4%	66.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,771	485
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,780	4,091
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	59.0%	74.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$118,900	$74,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,157	$938
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$352	$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$649	$549
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.3%	6.2%
Building permits, 2018	177	23
Households, 2014-2018	15,058	3,291
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.5%	94.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.3%	67.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.1%	57.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.8%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.5%	14.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	15.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.8%	14.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	48.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.1%	43.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	100,793	2,089
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	399,273	42,826
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	634,100	79,628
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	805,567	32,344
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,617	$3,369
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.5	21.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,790	$32,339
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,072	$18,406
Persons in poverty, percent	19.6%	24.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,036	114
Total employment, 2017	16,271	1,469
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	568,306	50,001
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.7%	-10.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,043	625
All firms, 2012	3,483	630
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,960	303
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,234	276
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,051	105
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,209	507
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	298	70
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,921	519
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.1%	10.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	154.9	26.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	258.92	354.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

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