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Georgia·Lowndes County
20 tracts·49K people·$183K median·1,354/mi²
Black 55 · White 35 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 39 · Other 32 · Married couple 28
Health 33 · Retail 21 · Leisure 15 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 26 · Service 18 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 5 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Valdosta is $182,800 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Valdosta has 55,252 residents across 15 census tracts and 14 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 28.9; the population is 55.4% Black, 34.9% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 28.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.1% (Census ACS).
Dewar Elementary (54%), Sallas Mahone Elementary (30%) and J. L. Lomax Elementary School (23%) lead the elementary schools; Valdosta Middle School (50%) and Newbern Middle School (39%) lead the middle schools; Lowndes High School (44%) and Valdosta High School (18%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,054/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Valdosta is $45,925 a year, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Valdosta, median rent is $1,054/month and the median home value is $182,800 (Census ACS).
Valdosta reported 1.3 violent crimes and 6.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 41°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Valdosta are drought (70), lightning (70) and wildfire (69), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Valdosta, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).