Moody AFB vs Valdosta

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

Moody AFB 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 1,570 in Moody AFB). Since 2019, Moody AFB's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs -1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Moody AFB	Valdosta
Population	1,570	55,222
Median age	22.8 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,849
Median home value	—	$165,300
Median gross rent	$1,136	$1,000
Housing units	369	25,040
Homeownership rate	0.0%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moody AFB	Valdosta
Population	1,232 → 1,570 (+27.4%)	56,095 → 55,222 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$38,854 → $30,111 (-22.5%)	$32,595 → $45,849 (+40.7%)
Median home value	—	$121,800 → $165,300 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,036 → $1,136 (+9.7%)	$780 → $1,000 (+28.2%)

Moody AFB

Population

1,2321,570

Median household income

$38,854$30,111

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,136

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)

	Moody AFB	Valdosta
Under 5	5.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	8.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	46.1%	20.7%
25 to 34	13.9%	16.4%
35 to 44	6.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	18.2%	8.0%
55 to 64	0.8%	8.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.1%
75 and over	0.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moody AFB	Valdosta
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	34.3%
Black or African American	30.3%	55.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moody AFB	Valdosta
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	63.1%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moody AFB	Valdosta
Drove alone	81.7%	81.1%
Carpooled	11.3%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	5.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	1.1%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moody AFB	Valdosta
1-unit, detached	10.3%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	32.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	49.6%	19.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Moody AFB	Valdosta
Poverty rate	52.5%	26.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	7	17
Median year structure built	2001	1985