Valdosta

Population: 55,222
Median household income: $45,849
Median home value: $165,300

Valdosta, a community in Lowndes County, Georgia, has 55,222 residents. At $45,849, its median household income sits below Lowndes County's $55,887.

From 2019 to 2023, Valdosta's population declined 1.6% from 56,095 to 55,222, while its median home value rose 35.7% from $121,800 to $165,300.

The median gross rent is $1,000. 28.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,222
Median age: 28.9 yrs
Median household income: $45,849
Median home value: $165,300
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 25,040
Homeownership rate: 41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,09555,222

Median household income

$32,595$45,849

Median home value

$121,800$165,300

Median gross rent

$780$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,095	$32,595	$121,800	$780
2020	56,320	$33,583	$129,800	$788
2021	55,417	$35,188	$136,100	$837
2022	55,266	$41,365	$152,100	$932
2023	55,222	$45,849	$165,300	$1,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2420.7%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,610	6.5%
5 to 17	8,598	15.6%
18 to 24	11,410	20.7%
25 to 34	9,054	16.4%
35 to 44	6,104	11.1%
45 to 54	4,405	8.0%
55 to 64	4,562	8.3%
65 to 74	4,476	8.1%
75 and over	3,003	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,954	34.3%
Black or African American	30,861	55.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.1%
Asian	660	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.0%
Some other race	106	0.2%
Two or more races	1,309	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,249	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,714	11.8%
High school graduate	9,740	30.8%
Some college or associate's	9,283	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,176	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,691	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,048	81.1%
Carpooled	2,296	9.3%
Public transit	74	0.3%
Walked	644	2.6%
Bicycle	71	0.3%
Worked from home	968	3.9%
Other means	608	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,039	46.5%
15 to 29 min	9,879	41.6%
30 to 44 min	1,575	6.6%
45 to 59 min	652	2.7%
60+ min	596	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 26.8% (14,139 of 52,807)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,497	52.3%
Nonfamily households	10,482	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,979	87.8%
Vacant	3,061	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,002	41.0%
Renter-occupied	12,977	59.0%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units19.7%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,791	63.1%
1-unit, attached	424	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2,504	10.0%
5 to 19 units	4,938	19.7%
20 or more units	1,113	4.4%
Mobile home & other	270	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1378800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 36 sq mi
Water area: 0.44 sq mi
Center point: 30.8501, -83.2788