| | People QuickFacts | Valdosta | Georgia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 56,019 | 9,815,210 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 54,763 | 9,687,660 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.3% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 54,518 | 9,687,653 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.7% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.8% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.1% | 10.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.1% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 43.3% | 59.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 51.1% | 30.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.7% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.9% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.0% | 8.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 41.5% | 55.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 72.5% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.3% | 9.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 5.9% | 12.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 81.1% | 83.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 23.7% | 27.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 14.5 | 27.0 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 44.2% | 67.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 29.1% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $122,800 | $161,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 19,349 | 3,468,704 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.58 | 2.66 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $18,228 | $25,134 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $32,109 | $49,347 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 29.6% | 15.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Valdosta | Georgia |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,062 | 901,105 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 13.5% | 20.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.9% | 5.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.2% | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.2% | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,918,846 | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 565,801 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,220,776 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $25,115 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 159,594 | 16,976,235 |