Tift County
Non-metro Georgia
Unemployment as of 2026-04 · population vintage 2025 · GDP 2024 · ACS 2024
Population
42,254
2.1% since 2020 (+872)
Unemployment
2.5%
-0.5 pp vs state (3.0%)
GDP / capita
$65,689
Total $2.78bn
Median home value
$165,200
Rent $777/mo
Median household income
$53,255
Homeownership 61.0%
Metro area
Non-metro Georgia
37th-lowest of 159 counties
Unemployment — last 12 months
Monthly local-area unemployment rate (BLS LAUS), 2025-04 – 2026-04.
Population & migration
Components of change behind Tift County's 2.1% growth (Census PEP, 2025).
Domestic migration
+123
International migration
+403
Natural change
+334
Net population change
+872
Housing
Median values from Census ACS (2024); permits from the Building Permits Survey (2025).
| Median home value | $165,200 |
| Median gross rent | $777/mo |
| Median household income | $53,255 |
| Homeownership rate | 61.0% |
| Building permits (2025) | 177 (111 SF / 66 MF) |
A county-level overview. For deep metro analysis, see the Tift County metro report linked above. Statewide context: Population · Labor · GDP · Housing.