Ty Ty, Georgia
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Ty Ty · Tift County, Georgia
Population 581 (est. 2026: ~1,000)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 18.59% annual growth projection

Ty Ty, Georgia

Tift County, Georgia · Population 641

Ty Ty sits in the flat, agricultural heart of South Georgia, about eight miles northeast of Tifton along US-82. It is a small town in the truest sense — just over 600 residents, a single main corridor, and an economy rooted in the same farming landscape that defines this corner of Tift County. The county seat is Tifton, and that's where most residents go for groceries, medical care, and most services. Ty Ty itself is residential in character, with modest housing stock and a community that has stayed small for generations.

People & Demographics

The town's population sits at 641, within a county of 41,344. The ACS 2022 sample recorded 613 residents across 253 households, with an average household size of 2.42. The median age of 43.4 skews older than the typical Georgia small town, reflecting limited in-migration of younger families.

Racially, the town is majority white at 472 residents, with 92 Black residents and a Hispanic or Latino population of 94 — roughly 15% of total population, consistent with South Georgia's agricultural labor patterns. There are 132 children under 18 in town, spread across 166 family households.

Economy & Employment

The median household income in Ty Ty is $36,083, and the per capita income is $19,014. Both figures sit well below the Georgia state median household income, which hovers near $71,000. That gap matters. Of the 300 residents in the labor force, 15 are unemployed — an unemployment rate of about 5%. More telling: 193 residents fall below the poverty line, representing roughly 31% of the population. That poverty rate is significantly higher than Tift County's overall rate and well above Georgia's statewide average.

The dominant employment base reflects the broader county economy — agriculture, light manufacturing, and service industries anchored in Tifton. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC), located in Tifton, is a nearby institutional employer and an educational resource for residents considering workforce or degree programs; the main number is (229) 391-5001.

Housing

Ty Ty's housing market is defined by low prices and a split owner-renter base. The median home value is $46,900 — a fraction of Georgia's statewide median, which exceeds $250,000. Of 292 total housing units, 253 are occupied and 39 are vacant, a vacancy rate of about 13%.

Owner-occupied units number 134; renter-occupied units number 119. That near-even split is unusual for a town this size and suggests a meaningful share of residents are not long-term homeowners. Median gross rent of $922 is worth noting: it's not dramatically below state averages, which means renters here face a meaningful cost burden relative to local incomes.

Schools

Students in Ty Ty are served by Tift County schools. The local pipeline runs through:

Tybee Island Maritime Academy (Grades K–8, 421 students) also appears in the NCES data for the district.

Education Attainment

Among the 455 residents aged 25 and older, 171 hold a high school diploma as their highest credential. Only 20 residents have a bachelor's degree, 4 hold a master's degree, and none hold a doctorate. The share of college-degree holders is low even by rural Georgia standards, reinforcing the economic picture.

Getting Around

Ty Ty is car-dependent. Of 275 workers, 207 drive alone, 39 carpool, and 13 work from home. Zero residents commute by public transit or on foot. The aggregate commute travel time is 4,815 minutes across all workers — averaging roughly 17.5 minutes per worker, consistent with a short drive to Tifton for most jobs.

Healthcare

The primary hospital serving Ty Ty is Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. Tifton is approximately 8 miles from Ty Ty, making it the practical healthcare hub for the entire area. For a directory of individual providers with active NPI registrations in Ty Ty, the CMS NPI Registry maintains current listings.

Library

The Tifton-Tift County Public Library serves Ty Ty residents and is located 1.2 miles away. Contact: (229) 386-7148.

Natural Hazards

Tift County has an extensive FEMA disaster declaration history, and Ty Ty sits squarely in the impact zone for every major South Georgia weather event. Declarations on record include:

That is 15 federal disaster declarations in 25 years. South Georgia's vulnerability to Atlantic and Gulf storms is not abstract here — Tift County has been hit repeatedly, and the 2024 season alone produced four separate FEMA actions. Anyone buying or renting in Ty Ty should take wind and flood risk seriously.

Government & Municipal Code

Ty Ty's municipal code is published through Municode and available at library.municode.com/ga/ty_ty. The town does not have a locally adopted building code on file with Municode.

Weather

Current forecasts and conditions are provided by the National Weather Service. The nearest official weather station is in Tifton, 1.1 miles away.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)