Dasher vs Valdosta

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

Dasher 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 1,212 in Dasher). Dasher has the higher median household income ($65,404 vs $45,849 in Valdosta). Dasher has the higher median home value ($185,700 vs $165,300 in Valdosta).

Population, income & housing

	Dasher	Valdosta
Population	1,212	55,222
Median age	43.7 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,404	$45,849
Median home value	$185,700	$165,300
Median gross rent	$942	$1,000
Housing units	441	25,040
Homeownership rate	81.4%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dasher	Valdosta
Population	937 → 1,212 (+29.3%)	56,095 → 55,222 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$53,516 → $65,404 (+22.2%)	$32,595 → $45,849 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$124,700 → $185,700 (+48.9%)	$121,800 → $165,300 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $942 (+20.6%)	$780 → $1,000 (+28.2%)

Dasher

Population

9371,212

Median household income

$53,516$65,404

Median home value

$124,700$185,700

Median gross rent

$781$942

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)

	Dasher	Valdosta
Under 5	2.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	15.6%
18 to 24	10.1%	20.7%
25 to 34	5.8%	16.4%
35 to 44	21.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.9%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	8.3%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.1%
75 and over	6.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dasher	Valdosta
White (non-Hispanic)	67.7%	34.3%
Black or African American	4.8%	55.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dasher	Valdosta
No high school diploma	28.3%	11.8%
High school graduate	30.2%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dasher	Valdosta
Drove alone	83.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.2%	3.9%
Other means	5.1%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dasher	Valdosta
1-unit, detached	76.0%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Dasher	Valdosta
Poverty rate	7.2%	26.8%
Average household size	2.85	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1989	1985