COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dasher vs Valdosta
PLACE A
Dasher, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Valdosta, Georgia
Dasher is 98% smaller than Valdosta. Dasher earns more, with a median household income $19,778 higher.
DASHERVALDOSTADIFFERENCE
Total population94156,186−98% vs Valdosta
Population density2051,561−1,357
Population growth-2.4%1.6%−4.0 pts
Median age44.528.9+15.6
Male44.1%45.5%−1.4 pts
Female55.9%54.5%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born21.1%3.8%+17.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.3%34.9%+27.4 pts
Black6.0%55.4%−49.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.0%5.6%+23.5 pts
Asian0.2%1.2%−1.0 pts
Other2.4%3.0%−0.5 pts
Median household income$65,703$45,925+$19,778
Per capita income$30,844$26,721+$4,123
Poverty rate6.2%26.1%−20.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3400.511−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%28.3%−11.4 pts
Graduate degree4.2%12.5%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%5.7%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation56.0%58.5%−2.5 pts
Median home value$207,500$182,800+$24,700
Median gross rent$1,008$1,054−$46
Owner-occupied83.9%41.7%+42.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%12.2%−4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households36.2%52.1%−15.8 pts
Average commute21.016.1+4.9
Worked from home4.9%6.2%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured25.7%16.8%+8.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025