2024 population: 152,588 ( 4,449 from 2020)
Land area: 1607.4 square miles
Population density: 94.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	79,161	51.88%	0.7%
Black:	53,878	35.31%	4.0%
Indian:	507	0.33%	2.6%
Asian:	2,931	1.92%	7.4%
2+ races:	3,448	2.26%	18.3%
Hispanic:	12,663	8.30%	21.2%

Total non-White:	73,427	48.12%	7.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,073	13.6
Deaths:	6,475	10.9
Net Migration:	1,945	3.3
Net Immigration:	835	1.4

Change in White population:	-586	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,035	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
148,139
79,747	53.83%
51,807	34.97%
494	0.33%
2,730	1.84%
2,915	1.97%
10,446	7.05%
68,392	46.17%

2010
139,588
80,113	57.39%
47,040	33.70%
446	0.32%
1,826	1.31%
2,154	1.54%
7,735	5.54%
59,475	42.61%

2000
119,560
73,105	61.15%
39,654	33.17%
418	0.35%
1,189	0.99%
1,258	1.05%
3,817	3.19%
46,455	38.85%

1990
99,244
64,722	65.22%
32,287	32.53%
493	0.50%
603	0.61%
n/a
1,139	1.15%
34,522	34.78%

1980
91,178
60,664	66.53%
28,775	31.56%
149	0.16%
360	0.39%
n/a
1,103	1.21%
30,514	33.47%

1970
75,806
50,867	67.10%
24,356	32.13%
39	0.05%
68	0.09%
n/a
429	0.57%
24,939	32.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
18,666	13.4
10,875	7.8
-2,397	-1.7
2,056	1.5

-366	-0.3
8,917	6.4

Number	Rate
2000's
18,449	15.4
9,389	7.9
6,923	5.8
898	0.8

7,008	5.9
13,020	10.9

Number	Rate
1990's
17,439	17.6
9,263	9.3
2,257	2.3
676	0.7

8,383	8.4
11,933	12.0

Number	Rate
1980's
16,605	18.2
8,292	9.1
651	0.7
n/a

4,058	4.5
4,008	4.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,073	6.7
n/a

9,797	12.9
5,575	7.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.7
35,250	23.1%
117,338	76.9%
20,189	13.2%

54,448
2.64

34,306	63.0%
23,444	68.3%
5,090	14.8%
20,142	37.0%

2010
Number	Percent
31.4
34,771	24.9%
104,817	75.1%
14,755	10.6%

51,141
2.60

34,225	66.9%
23,256	68.0%
4,807	14.0%
16,916	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
31.6
31,599	26.4%
87,961	73.6%
11,951	10.0%

42,694
2.63

29,705	69.6%
21,201	71.4%
4,157	14.0%
12,989	30.4%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
28,006	28.2%
71,238	71.8%
10,446	10.5%

34,451
2.74

25,398	73.7%
19,077	75.1%
3,026	11.9%
9,053	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
26.9
29,214	32.0%
61,964	68.0%
9,114	10.0%

30,056
2.94

23,212	77.2%
18,558	80.0%
2,411	10.4%
6,844	22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,118	11.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,712	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,986	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,825	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,921	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,813	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,033	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,270	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,960	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,252	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,364	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,348	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,756	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,361	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,603	4.8%
$200,000 or more	2,126	3.9%

Median Household Income	51,017
Per Capita Income	27,186

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,521	4.6%
Public Assistance	958	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,384	17.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,194	60.2%
Unemployed	2,921	3.2%
In Armed Forces	3,400	3.8%

Total Labor Force	60,515	67.2%
Not in Labor Force	29,562	32.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,152	21,166	50.0%
Non-Profit	1,043	1,937	35.0%
Self-Employed	3,964	1,678	70.3%

Local Government	1,635	2,679	37.9%
State Government	1,810	2,872	38.7%
Federal Government	1,094	749	59.4%

Total Private + Self	25,116	22,844	52.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,582	8,237	40.4%
Total	30,698	31,081	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,916	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,170	24.5%
Professional, Technical	11,895	19.2%
Service Occupations	11,429	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	700	1.1%
All others	16,433	26.6%

White Collar		54.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	8,977	14.5%
Health care and social assistance	8,613	13.9%
Educational services	6,652	10.8%
Manufacturing	5,309	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,127	8.3%
Construction	4,156	6.7%
Public administration	3,841	6.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,947	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,720	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,684	4.3%
Other services	2,612	4.2%
Wholesale trade	1,615	2.6%
Finance and insurance	1,593	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,432	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,317	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,275	2.1%
Information	539	0.9%
Utilities	340	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	77	0.1%
Management	17	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,817	3.25%
Puerto Rican	2,032	1.37%
Cuban	737	0.50%
Dominican	292	0.20%

Total Central American	1,063	0.72%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	626	0.42%
Honduran	308	0.21%
Nicaraguan	23	0.02%
Panamanian	73	0.05%
Salvadoran	33	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	757	0.51%
Argentinean	4	0.00%
Bolivian	14	0.01%
Chilean	33	0.02%
Colombian	448	0.30%
Ecuadorian	51	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	92	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	115	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	777	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	731	0.49%
Korean	345	0.23%
Indian	218	0.15%
Vietnamese	195	0.13%
Thai	159	0.11%
Chinese	126	0.09%
Japanese	122	0.08%
Taiwanese	21	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	129,672	93.6%
Spanish	5,833	4.2%
Other Indo-European	888	0.6%
Other	447	0.3%
Korean	390	0.3%
German, other Germanic	351	0.3%
Other Asian	277	0.2%
Tagalog	222	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	187	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	12,094	8.2%
Irish	10,143	6.8%
American	9,173	6.2%
German	7,309	4.9%
Italian	2,430	1.6%
Scottish	2,272	1.5%
European	1,757	1.2%
French	1,397	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,089	0.7%
Polish	956	0.6%
Welsh	667	0.5%
Dutch	648	0.4%
British	645	0.4%
African	584	0.4%
French Canadian	335	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	145,436	98.1%
Not a citizen	2,767	1.9%

Native	143,052	96.5%
Foreign-born	5,151	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,445	3.8%	7,079	7.8%	30,367	33.6%	27,983	31.0%	13,092	14.5%	8,397	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,445	3.8%
9-12 Years	7,079	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,367	33.6%
Some College	27,983	31.0%
Bach. Degree	13,092	14.5%
Grad Degree	8,397	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	87,904	83,958	3,946	4.5%
1991	88,758	85,216	3,542	4.0%
1992	91,570	86,408	5,162	5.6%
1993	93,344	88,470	4,874	5.2%
1994	95,230	91,226	4,004	4.2%
1995	97,590	93,860	3,730	3.8%
1996	101,434	97,588	3,846	3.8%
1997	108,650	104,208	4,442	4.1%
1998	110,856	106,206	4,650	4.2%
1999	112,078	107,334	4,744	4.2%

2000	111,836	106,872	4,964	4.4%
2001	112,348	107,852	4,496	4.0%
2002	118,784	113,800	4,984	4.2%
2003	123,730	119,098	4,632	3.7%
2004	125,482	120,774	4,708	3.8%
2005	129,870	124,290	5,580	4.3%
2006	133,830	128,234	5,596	4.2%
2007	136,572	130,834	5,738	4.2%
2008	139,092	130,872	8,220	5.9%
2009	136,564	124,408	12,156	8.9%

2010	128,516	115,966	12,550	9.8%
2011	128,296	115,678	12,618	9.8%
2012	129,526	117,918	11,608	9.0%
2013	126,646	116,526	10,120	8.0%
2014	125,308	116,166	9,142	7.3%
2015	124,358	116,848	7,510	6.0%
2016	128,064	121,222	6,842	5.3%
2017	130,180	124,074	6,106	4.7%
2018	129,172	123,852	5,320	4.1%
2019	128,524	123,888	4,636	3.6%

2020	128,126	120,652	7,474	5.8%
2021	127,386	122,274	5,112	4.0%
2022	125,844	121,772	4,072	3.2%
2023	124,986	120,644	4,342	3.5%
2024	123,368	118,528	4,840	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	62,236
Median Value	$168,597

Occupied	54,448	87.5%
Vacant	7,788	12.5%

Owned	31,182	57.3%
Rented	23,266	42.7%
Median Rent	$913

Single-Family Units	42,662	68.5%
Detached	41,856	67.3%
Attached	806	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,163	11.5%
Mobile Homes	8,487	13.6%

Valdosta, GA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area