Moving to Omega, Georgia
Population: 1,340. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,360 (+1.5% change)
Males: 656 (49.0%), Females: 684 (51.0%)
Tift County
Zip code: 31775
Demographics
Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $26,765
Median house value: $49,000
Population by Race
Races in Omega:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.1%)
- Hispanic (35.0%)
- Other race (24.8%)
- Black (16.1%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.4%), Irish (3.7%), English (1.9%), German (1.6%).
Elevation: 330 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Omega
- High school or higher: 48.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Omega city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 9.4%
16.6% Foreign born (16.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +421 (+45.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Omega:
- TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; TIFTON, GA)
- COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; MOULTRIE, GA)
- TURNING POINT HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MOULTRIE, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Omega:
- MOODY AFB (about 39 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Abbreviation: VAD)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 43 miles; ALBANY, GA; Abbreviation: ABY)
- VALDOSTA RGNL (about 46 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Abbreviation: VLD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Omega:
- HENRY TIFT MYERS (about 10 miles; TIFTON, GA; Abbreviation: TMA)
- SPENCE (about 16 miles; MOULTRIE, GA; Abbreviation: MUL)
- COOK COUNTY (about 18 miles; ADEL, GA; Abbreviation: 15J)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Omega:
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 101 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,557)
Public primary/middle school in Omega:
- OMEGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 436; Location: 150 COLLEGE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 06)