Tifton vs Ty Ty

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

Tifton and Ty Ty 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 581 in Ty Ty). Tifton has the higher median household income ($44,324 vs $44,000 in Ty Ty). Tifton has the higher median home value ($161,700 vs $63,300 in Ty Ty).

Population, income & housing

	Tifton	Ty Ty
Population	17,140	581
Median age	33.3 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,324	$44,000
Median home value	$161,700	$63,300
Median gross rent	$793	$896
Housing units	7,690	294
Homeownership rate	38.1%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tifton	Ty Ty
Population	16,644 → 17,140 (+3.0%)	774 → 581 (-24.9%)
Median household income	$38,316 → $44,324 (+15.7%)	$32,391 → $44,000 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$119,200 → $161,700 (+35.7%)	$56,400 → $63,300 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $793 (+10.8%)	$745 → $896 (+20.3%)

Tifton

Population

16,64417,140

Median household income

$38,316$44,324

Median home value

$119,200$161,700

Median gross rent

$716$793

Ty Ty

Population

774581

Median household income

$32,391$44,000

Median home value

$56,400$63,300

Median gross rent

$745$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tifton	Ty Ty
Under 5	7.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	16.7%
18 to 24	13.1%	2.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	19.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	20.0%
55 to 64	10.5%	18.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	4.6%
75 and over	6.2%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tifton	Ty Ty
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	75.4%
Black or African American	33.6%	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	3.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tifton	Ty Ty
No high school diploma	13.1%	18.4%
High school graduate	31.0%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tifton	Ty Ty
Drove alone	77.2%	79.1%
Carpooled	12.8%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	5.1%
Other means	1.2%	5.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tifton	Ty Ty
1-unit, detached	55.4%	47.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	2.7%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	48.6%

Poverty & households

	Tifton	Ty Ty
Poverty rate	22.3%	26.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1978	1985