Bemiss vs Valdosta

A side-by-side comparison of Bemiss and Valdosta: population, income, housing, and more.

Bemiss and Valdosta are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Valdosta has the higher population (55,222 vs 8,464 in Bemiss). Bemiss has the higher median household income ($84,886 vs $45,849 in Valdosta). Bemiss has the higher median home value ($196,500 vs $165,300 in Valdosta).

Population, income & housing

	Bemiss	Valdosta
Population	8,464	55,222
Median age	29.7 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$84,886	$45,849
Median home value	$196,500	$165,300
Median gross rent	$1,408	$1,000
Housing units	3,093	25,040
Homeownership rate	73.9%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bemiss	Valdosta
Population	8,793 → 8,464 (-3.7%)	56,095 → 55,222 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$71,974 → $84,886 (+17.9%)	$32,595 → $45,849 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$154,100 → $196,500 (+27.5%)	$121,800 → $165,300 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,140 → $1,408 (+23.5%)	$780 → $1,000 (+28.2%)

Bemiss

Population

8,7938,464

Median household income

$71,974$84,886

Median home value

$154,100$196,500

Median gross rent

$1,140$1,408

Valdosta

Population

56,09555,222

Median household income

$32,595$45,849

Median home value

$121,800$165,300

Median gross rent

$780$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bemiss	Valdosta
Under 5	9.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	23.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	20.7%
25 to 34	17.8%	16.4%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	7.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	10.3%	8.3%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.1%
75 and over	3.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bemiss	Valdosta
White (non-Hispanic)	57.2%	34.3%
Black or African American	27.0%	55.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bemiss	Valdosta
No high school diploma	2.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	24.6%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bemiss	Valdosta
Drove alone	90.4%	81.1%
Carpooled	3.2%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.6%	3.9%
Other means	0.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bemiss	Valdosta
1-unit, detached	92.7%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	19.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Bemiss	Valdosta
Poverty rate	14.5%	26.8%
Average household size	2.92	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	2001	1985