Hahira vs Valdosta

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

Hahira 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 3,404 in Hahira). Hahira has the higher median household income ($67,196 vs $45,849 in Valdosta). Hahira has the higher median home value ($176,500 vs $165,300 in Valdosta).

Population, income & housing

	Hahira	Valdosta
Population	3,404	55,222
Median age	31.9 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,196	$45,849
Median home value	$176,500	$165,300
Median gross rent	$888	$1,000
Housing units	1,275	25,040
Homeownership rate	69.2%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hahira	Valdosta
Population	2,950 → 3,404 (+15.4%)	56,095 → 55,222 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$52,768 → $67,196 (+27.3%)	$32,595 → $45,849 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $176,500 (+50.7%)	$121,800 → $165,300 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,121 → $888 (-20.8%)	$780 → $1,000 (+28.2%)

Hahira

Population

2,9503,404

Median household income

$52,768$67,196

Median home value

$117,100$176,500

Median gross rent

$1,121$888

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)

	Hahira	Valdosta
Under 5	14.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	11.3%	20.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	16.4%
35 to 44	15.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	7.7%	8.3%
65 to 74	2.9%	8.1%
75 and over	8.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hahira	Valdosta
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	34.3%
Black or African American	18.4%	55.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hahira	Valdosta
No high school diploma	12.3%	11.8%
High school graduate	29.2%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hahira	Valdosta
Drove alone	87.5%	81.1%
Carpooled	5.7%	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	1.2%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hahira	Valdosta
1-unit, detached	75.2%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	19.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Hahira	Valdosta
Poverty rate	5.9%	26.8%
Average household size	2.80	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	2004	1985