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):

2024
Number	Percent
33.4
36,161	23.7%
116,427	76.3%
21,520	14.1%

56,786
2.55

35,675	62.8%
24,470	68.6%
5,085	14.3%
21,111	37.2%

2010
Number	Percent
63.1
-70,046	-50.2%
209,634	150.2%
29,510	21.1%

102,282
2.60

68,450	66.9%
46,512	68.0%
9,614	14.0%
33,832	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%

2024 Housing Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,987	10.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,542	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,304	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,186	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,586	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,328	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,223	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,753	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,260	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,444	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,882	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,308	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,695	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,230	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,155	5.6%
$200,000 or more	2,903	5.1%

Median Household Income	56,613
Per Capita Income	30,105

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,251	5.7%
Public Assistance	1,134	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,019	17.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,779	61.1%
Unemployed	2,958	3.3%
In Armed Forces	3,420	3.8%

Total Labor Force	61,157	68.2%
Not in Labor Force	28,500	31.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,539	20,782	50.9%
Non-Profit	957	2,445	28.1%
Self-Employed	3,873	1,965	66.3%

Local Government	1,963	2,977	39.7%
State Government	1,497	2,847	34.5%
Federal Government	1,114	708	61.1%

Total Private + Self	25,412	22,747	52.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,531	8,977	38.1%
Total	30,943	31,724	49.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%
Pct. Private + Self	76.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,404	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,241	22.7%
Professional, Technical	13,232	21.1%
Service Occupations	11,333	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	518	0.8%
All others	16,464	26.3%

White Collar		55.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	8,787	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	8,565	13.7%
Educational services	6,474	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	5,787	9.2%
Manufacturing	5,660	9.0%
Public administration	4,334	6.9%
Construction	3,958	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	3,079	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,885	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,642	4.2%
Other services	2,558	4.1%
Finance and insurance	1,638	2.6%
Wholesale trade	1,419	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,402	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,305	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,228	2.0%
Information	483	0.8%
Utilities	440	0.7%
Management	16	0.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,539	3.69%
Puerto Rican	2,309	1.54%
Cuban	648	0.43%
Dominican	136	0.09%

Total Central American	909	0.61%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	575	0.38%
Honduran	184	0.12%
Nicaraguan	40	0.03%
Panamanian	54	0.04%
Salvadoran	56	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	900	0.60%
Argentinean	3	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	75	0.05%
Colombian	383	0.26%
Ecuadorian	65	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	156	0.10%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	186	0.12%
Other South American	32	0.02%

Other Hispanic	763	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	593	0.39%
Korean	538	0.36%
Indian	411	0.27%
Chinese	377	0.25%
Vietnamese	216	0.14%
Thai	150	0.10%
Japanese	123	0.08%
Laotian	15	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	130,507	92.9%
Spanish	6,474	4.6%
Other Indo-European	813	0.6%
Korean	550	0.4%
German, other Germanic	510	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	418	0.3%
Chinese	284	0.2%
Other Asian	283	0.2%
Other	270	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	13,950	9.3%
American	10,345	6.9%
Irish	10,238	6.8%
German	8,345	5.6%
Italian	2,697	1.8%
Scottish	2,609	1.7%
European	1,649	1.1%
French	1,581	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1,422	0.9%
Polish	1,097	0.7%
African	697	0.5%
Dutch	604	0.4%
Welsh	537	0.4%
Haitian	468	0.3%
Norwegian	432	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	146,724	97.7%
Not a citizen	3,464	2.3%

Native	144,011	95.9%
Foreign-born	6,177	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,720	4.0%	6,394	6.9%	31,100	33.6%	27,648	29.9%	13,821	15.0%	9,746	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,720	4.0%
9-12 Years	6,394	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,100	33.6%
Some College	27,648	29.9%
Bach. Degree	13,821	15.0%
Grad Degree	9,746	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

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	64,334
Median Value	$201,480

Occupied	56,786	88.3%
Vacant	7,548	11.7%

Owned	33,981	59.8%
Rented	22,805	40.2%
Median Rent	$1,014

Single-Family Units	43,598	67.8%
Detached	42,674	66.3%
Attached	924	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,378	13.0%
Mobile Homes	8,277	12.9%

Valdosta, GA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Valdosta, GA Metro Area