Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Ty Ty run?
Ty Ty’s city government spent $509,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $696 per resident. Water and other utilities ($232,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ty Ty is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $696 per resident a year, or $1.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 48%.
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$696 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Ty Ty’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($696 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $697, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Ty Ty spent less than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($198,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ty Ty itself left out).
No trend yet
Ty Ty reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $615 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ty Ty’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Ty Ty’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ty Ty →
Who’s in charge in Ty Ty
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 244 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (731).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Tift County School District
Ty Ty’s K–12 school district, shared with Tifton, Omega. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,931 per pupil, $8,623 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Ty Ty’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ty Ty alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tift County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.7%11,496 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.0%5,438 votesOthers: 0.3% (55 votes).
Most votes in Tift County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Ty Ty lies in Tift County. Every 2024 race in Tift County is on the county’s page.
Tift County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Ty Ty.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Ty Ty’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Ty Ty’s government
How much does Ty Ty spend per resident?
About $696 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $696 was less than 50% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ty Ty?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $615 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.83% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Ty Ty’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ty Ty yet.
How did Ty Ty vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ty Ty alone. Tift County, where 100% of Ty Ty lies, voted Trump 67.7%, Harris 32.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ty Ty?
3 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,460 (about $209,520 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ty Ty in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Carden Summers) and State House District 169 (Angie O'Steen). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →