Language Spoken At Home in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 50,863 | 100% |
English only | 47,923 | 94.2% |
Language other than English | 2,940 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,105 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 1,505 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 473 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 903 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 277 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 463 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 349 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 69 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,944 | 100% |
American | 2,514 | 4.6% |
Arab | 155 | 0.3% |
Czech | 68 | 0.1% |
Danish | 26 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 296 | 0.5% |
English | 3,297 | 6.0% |
French (except Basque) | 784 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 206 | 0.4% |
German | 3,910 | 7.1% |
Greek | 258 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 88 | 0.2% |
Irish | 4,492 | 8.2% |
Italian | 893 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 16 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 216 | 0.4% |
Polish | 399 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 80 | 0.1% |
Russian | 157 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 534 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 901 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 52 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 402 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 265 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 10 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 41 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 154 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 588 | 1.1% |
Households By Type in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 20,559 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,499 | 55.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,351 | 26.0% |
Married-couple family | 6,444 | 31.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,332 | 11.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 841 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 364 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,214 | 20.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,655 | 12.9% |
Nonfamily households | 9,060 | 44.1% |
Householder living alone | 6,352 | 30.9% |
65 years and over | 1,759 | 8.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,379 | 31.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,004 | 19.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 52,365 | 100% |
Householder | 20,559 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 6,480 | 12.4% |
Child | 14,726 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 4,642 | 8.9% |
Nonrelatives | 5,958 | 11.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,359 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,441 | 100% |
Never married | 9,690 | 47.4% |
Now married, except separated | 7,262 | 35.5% |
Separated | 506 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 407 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 2,576 | 12.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 24,072 | 100% |
Never married | 10,570 | 43.9% |
Now married, except separated | 7,014 | 29.1% |
Separated | 1,023 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 2,249 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 3,216 | 13.4% |
Fertility in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 993 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 702 | 70.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,748 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 885 | 50.6% |
Less than 1 year | 217 | 12.4% |
1 or 2 years | 312 | 17.8% |
3 or 4 years | 155 | 8.9% |
5 or more years | 201 | 11.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 885 | 100% |
Who are female | 573 | 64.7% |
Who are married | 631 | 71.3% |
School Enrollment in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,939 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 993 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 599 | 3.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,992 | 26.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,265 | 12.0% |
College or graduate school | 10,090 | 53.3% |
Educational Attainment in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 29,531 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,594 | 5.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,640 | 12.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,986 | 30.4% |
Some college, no degree | 6,628 | 22.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,901 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,073 | 13.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,709 | 9.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.0% |
Veteran Status in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,506 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,874 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 53,045 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,889 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 12,295 | 100% |
With a disability | 609 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 35,603 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,002 | 11.2% |
65 years and over | 5,147 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,278 | 44.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 54,141 | 100% |
Same house | 39,466 | 72.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,344 | 26.5% |
Same county | 8,707 | 16.1% |
Different county | 5,637 | 10.4% |
Same state | 3,298 | 6.1% |
Different state | 2,339 | 4.3% |
Abroad | 331 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,944 | 100% |
Native | 52,588 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 51,684 | 94.1% |
State of residence | 34,374 | 62.6% |
Different state | 17,310 | 31.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 904 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 2,356 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,356 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 867 | 36.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,489 | 63.2% |
Year of Entry in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,260 | 100% |
Native | 904 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 120 | 13.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 784 | 86.7% |
Foreign born | 2,356 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 129 | 5.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,227 | 94.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Valdosta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,356 | 100% |
Europe | 180 | 7.6% |
Asia | 857 | 36.4% |
Africa | 80 | 3.4% |
Oceania | 32 | 1.4% |
Latin America | 1,174 | 49.8% |
Northern America | 33 | 1.4% |