Tift County Information
Tift in
Georgia occupies
269 square miles and has a 2006 population of
41,685, a change from a 2000 population of
38,390 and
34,998 in 1990.
15.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.6% percent is 25-35, and
13.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
506 acts of violent crime reported in
Tift in 2004, a change from
286 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,025 people:
5.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4%.
Read more about
Tift, Georgia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Tift | |
| State | Georgia | |
| Land Area | 269 sq. miles | Ranked 2,900 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 41,685 | Ranked 1,109 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 40,731 | |
| Population 2000 | 38,390 | Ranked 1,153 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 34,998 | Ranked 1,133 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 70.2% | |
| African American | 27.8% | |
| Asian American | 1.4% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 506 | 286 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 13 | |
| Robberies | 60 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 430 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,604 | 1,859 |
| Burglaries | 461 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,989 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 154 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 20,220 | 18,985 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,025 | 765 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.1% | 4% |
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