Valdosta is a city of 55,252 people in Georgia. The median age is 28.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. 26.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 41%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $182,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,925, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Valdosta
What changed most since 1990
Black share43.4% → 55.4%(+12.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants50.1% → 41.7%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.1% → 28.3%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Valdosta's population equals 46% of Lowndes County's. Its number of households without a car equals 71% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 34% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)49.1%(1,495)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(963)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.4%(682)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(81)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(20)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,044 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Valdosta, decade by decade
Valdosta population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
39,816
$52,475
$142,084
21.1%
64.5
2000
43,724
$52,912
$148,647
24.9%
68.5
2010
54,518
$46,191
$176,656
23.7%
71.1
2020
55,378
$40,704
$157,323
27.0%
73.1
2024
55,252
$45,925
$182,800
28.3%
70.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
