Omega vs Tifton

A side-by-side comparison of Omega and Tifton: population, income, housing, and more.

Omega and Tifton are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tifton has the higher population (17,140 vs 1,058 in Omega). Omega has the higher median household income ($52,847 vs $44,324 in Tifton). Tifton has the higher median home value ($161,700 vs $73,300 in Omega).

Population, income & housing

	Omega	Tifton
Population	1,058	17,140
Median age	41.8 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,847	$44,324
Median home value	$73,300	$161,700
Median gross rent	$817	$793
Housing units	371	7,690
Homeownership rate	67.5%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Omega	Tifton
Population	1,216 → 1,058 (-13.0%)	16,644 → 17,140 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$30,880 → $52,847 (+71.1%)	$38,316 → $44,324 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$60,400 → $73,300 (+21.4%)	$119,200 → $161,700 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $817 (+43.8%)	$716 → $793 (+10.8%)

Omega

Population

1,2161,058

Median household income

$30,880$52,847

Median home value

$60,400$73,300

Median gross rent

$568$817

Tifton

Population

16,64417,140

Median household income

$38,316$44,324

Median home value

$119,200$161,700

Median gross rent

$716$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Omega	Tifton
Under 5	11.5%	7.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	4.3%	13.1%
25 to 34	5.9%	13.9%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	16.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	23.3%	10.5%
65 to 74	4.3%	8.6%
75 and over	3.7%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Omega	Tifton
White (non-Hispanic)	29.4%	46.1%
Black or African American	13.3%	33.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	56.5%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Omega	Tifton
No high school diploma	41.6%	13.1%
High school graduate	36.5%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Omega	Tifton
Drove alone	64.8%	77.2%
Carpooled	31.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	1.3%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Omega	Tifton
1-unit, detached	52.6%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	17.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	42.3%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Omega	Tifton
Poverty rate	35.4%	22.3%
Average household size	3.22	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	37	21
Median year structure built	1984	1978