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Population (year 2000): 316. Estimated
population in July 2005: 319 (+0.9% change)
Males: 148 (46.8%), Females: 168 (53.2%)
Rabun County
Zip code:
30576
Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $27,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,900 (year 2000)
Races in Tiger:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Black (1.9%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
Ancestries: United States (15.5%), English
(13.9%), Irish (12.3%), German (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%),
Swedish (1.9%).
Elevation: 1963 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tiger
- High school or higher: 67.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tiger town
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 13.8%
- Divorced: 15.0%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+4.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Tiger:
- RABUN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles;
CLAYTON, GA)
- CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
HIAWASSEE, GA)
- HABERSHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
DEMOREST, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tiger:
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 57 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
- ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 64 miles; ATHENS, GA; ID:
AHN)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 75 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tiger:
- TOCCOA RG LETOURNEAU FIELD (about 21 miles; TOCCOA,
GA; ID: TOC)
- HABERSHAM COUNTY (about 26 miles; CORNELIA, GA; ID:
AJR)
- MACON COUNTY (about 26 miles; FRANKLIN, NC; ID: 1A5)
Amtrak station near Tiger:
- 20 miles: TOCCOA (47 N. ALEXANDER ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tiger:
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44
miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT
enrollment: 15,962)
- GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,181)
- UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 62 miles; ATHENS, GA;
FT enrollment: 28,464)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
Public high school in Tiger:
- RABUN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 561;
Location: 230 WILDCAT HILL DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tiger:
- SOUTH RABUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 460;
Location: 93 TIGER CONNECTOR ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
- RABUN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 346;
Location: 108 WILDCAT HILL DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- RABUN COUNTY CROSSROADS (Location: 230
WILDCAT HILL ROAD; Grades: 00 - 00)
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