Valdosta, Georgia
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===Racial and ethnic composition=== |
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|+'''Valdosta city, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} |
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!Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') |
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!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Valdosta city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1301052&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }} |
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!% 2000 |
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!% 2010 |
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!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |
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|20,440 |
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|22,634 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,863 |
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|46.75% |
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|41.52% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.06% |
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |
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|21,091 |
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|27,620 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |30,060 |
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|48.24% |
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|50.66% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.28% |
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|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |
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|92 |
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|129 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |109 |
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|0.21% |
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|0.24% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20% |
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|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |
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|604 |
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|919 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |865 |
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|1.38% |
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|1.69% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.56% |
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|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |
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|12 |
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|45 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |34 |
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|0.03% |
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|0.08% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06% |
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|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |
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|71 |
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|161 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |238 |
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|0.16% |
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|0.30% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43% |
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|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |
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|460 |
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|806 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,854 |
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|1.05% |
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|1.48% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.35% |
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|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |
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|954 |
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|2,204 |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,355 |
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|2.18% |
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|4.04% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.06% |
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|'''Total''' |
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|'''43,724''' |
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|'''54,518''' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''55,378 ''' |
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|'''100.00%''' |
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|'''100.00%''' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Valdosta had a population of 55,378. The median age was 30.4 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.7 males age 18 and over.{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A78800&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 7, 2026|df=mdy}} |
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Valdosta had a population of 55,378. The median age was 30.4 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.7 males age 18 and over.{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A78800&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 7, 2026|df=mdy}} |
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As of the 2022 [[American Community Survey|American Community Survey's]] estimates, the median household income was $41,365 with a per capita income of $24,946. An estimated 28.4% of the city's population lived at or below the poverty line, and 38% of children under age 18 were considered in poverty. |
As of the 2022 [[American Community Survey|American Community Survey's]] estimates, the median household income was $41,365 with a per capita income of $24,946. An estimated 28.4% of the city's population lived at or below the poverty line, and 38% of children under age 18 were considered in poverty. |
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==Economy== |
==Economy== |
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Located in the far southern portion of the state, near the [[Florida]] line along the [[Interstate 75]] corridor, it is a commercial center of South Georgia with numerous manufacturing plants. The surrounding area produces [[tobacco]], [[naval stores industry|naval stores]], particularly [[turpentine]], as well as [[pine]] [[lumber]] and [[pulpwood]]. According to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Valdosta is called the "Naval Stores Capital of the World" because it supplies 80% of the world demand for [[naval stores]].{{cite web | url = http://www.dca.state.ga.us/CityScapes/comm.asp?D=1&city=Valdosta&YRID= | title = Georgia Department of Community Affairs' Data for Valdosta | access-date = July 28, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143354/http://www.dca.state.ga.us/CityScapes/comm.asp?D=1&city=Valdosta&YRID= | archive-date = April 13, 2014 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web | url = http://archives.valdosta.edu/folklife/turpentine.html | title = "Faces in the Piney Woods": A History of Turpentine, Valdosta State Archives and Special Collections | access-date = December 12, 2014 | archive-date = December 13, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141213023346/http://archives.valdosta.edu/folklife/turpentine.html | url-status = dead }} |
Located in the far southern portion of the state, near the [[Florida]] line along the [[Interstate 75]] corridor, it is a commercial center of South Georgia with numerous manufacturing plants. The surrounding area produces [[tobacco]], [[naval stores industry|naval stores]], particularly [[turpentine]], as well as [[pine]] [[lumber]] and [[pulpwood]]. According to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Valdosta is called the "Naval Stores Capital of the World" because it supplies 80% of the world demand for [[naval stores]].{{cite web | url = http://www.dca.state.ga.us/CityScapes/comm.asp?D=1&city=Valdosta&YRID= | title = Georgia Department of Community Affairs' Data for Valdosta | access-date = July 28, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143354/http://www.dca.state.ga.us/CityScapes/comm.asp?D=1&city=Valdosta&YRID= | archive-date = April 13, 2014 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web | url = http://archives.valdosta.edu/folklife/turpentine.html | title = "Faces in the Piney Woods": A History of Turpentine, Valdosta State Archives and Special Collections | access-date = December 12, 2014 | archive-date = December 13, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141213023346/http://archives.valdosta.edu/folklife/turpentine.html | url-status = dead }} |
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