Tifton, GA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tifton, GA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 36,196. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet TIFTON-GA · Tifton, GA 2 ZIPs · 36,196 pop · #15462/25278 · Tift County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $64,875
- RANK-LOWER #15462/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Chula
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 63% owners
- POP-SMALL 36,196
- SPREAD-WIDE 31794→31793
- HOME-LOW $168,500
Nearest income peer: Chula, GA ( $15,972 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Tifton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tifton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Ty Ty · lowest
Ty Ty · lowest
$40,962 median HH income
- Chula · near
Chula · near
$48,903 median HH income
- Tifton · this city · highest
Tifton · this city · highest
$64,875 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Tifton, GA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 39th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 36,196
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $64,875
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,875 and poverty 16.9% concentrate in 31794.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.3%) for this income tier, rent $760 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Georgia, Martin is the closest lower-income city and Rome the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tifton.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Tifton differ
Tifton's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $46,056 in ZIP 31794 to $83,693 in ZIP 31793, while home values span $130,100 in 31794 to $206,900 in 31793. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 17.5 points
31794 to 31793
31794 to 31793
31793 to 31794
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
ZIP 31794 swallows Tifton's short list
Across only 2 ZIPs, 31794 still holds about 75% of Tifton's 36,196 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Tifton
Citywide ZBP: 1,024 establishments, 18,309 employees , annual payroll $903,844k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 31794 (805 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (217) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Tifton, GA
These ZIP codes sit in Tift County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Tifton. See the Tift County roll-up →
No other city sharing Tift County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Tifton. Ty Ty and Chula sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Ty Ty marks the far end of that range at $40,962, 37% below Tifton.
Side-by-side: Compare 31794 vs 31793 →
Tifton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Tifton, .