Tift County, GA Population

Overview

41,148

Total Population

35.9

Median age

51.24%

Female population %

95.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,078

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Tift County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Tift County is 35.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tift County's population under 18 was 24.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tift County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tift County, 20.71% were under the age of 15, 21.61% aged 15 to 29, 42.99% aged 30 to 64, 13.15% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,018 more females than males in Tift County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.24% females and 48.76% males in Tift County, GA.
The Tift County, GA gender ratio is 95.2:100 i.e. 95.2 men to 100 women (0.952).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,735.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,909.

Tift County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tift County population: 60.72% are White, 29.13% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.14% are Asian, 0% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.66% are some other race and 6.18% are multiracial.
Tift County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 5,078 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 36,07 (87.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tift County is White with a population of 24,984 (60.72% of the total population).

Tift County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 43,049 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Tift County's population increased by 1,802 (4.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tift County's population increased by 1,124 (2.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Tift County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 38,448.