Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Tifton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.60 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Tifton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Tifton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.14% of adults in Tifton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Tifton in 2022 was $25,191, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,764 for a family of four. However, Tifton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tifton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tifton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tifton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tifton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.98% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tifton include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Tifton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
