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> Valdosta, GA Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 129,393 | 100% |
English only | 121,135 | 93.6% |
Language other than English | 8,258 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,639 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 5,160 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,373 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,926 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 553 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 967 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 584 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 205 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 129 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 139,886 | 100% |
American | 12,157 | 8.7% |
Arab | 211 | 0.2% |
Czech | 139 | 0.1% |
Danish | 213 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,001 | 0.7% |
English | 10,577 | 7.6% |
French (except Basque) | 2,264 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 431 | 0.3% |
German | 11,660 | 8.3% |
Greek | 330 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 189 | 0.1% |
Irish | 14,191 | 10.1% |
Italian | 2,516 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 186 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 364 | 0.3% |
Polish | 1,364 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 172 | 0.1% |
Russian | 247 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,327 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 2,192 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 85 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 695 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 462 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 46 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 140 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 317 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 689 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 50,774 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 33,240 | 65.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,437 | 30.4% |
Married-couple family | 22,407 | 44.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,408 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,499 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,045 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,334 | 16.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,984 | 9.8% |
Nonfamily households | 17,534 | 34.5% |
Householder living alone | 13,375 | 26.3% |
65 years and over | 4,069 | 8.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 17,837 | 35.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,863 | 21.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 134,854 | 100% |
Householder | 50,774 | 37.7% |
Spouse | 22,478 | 16.7% |
Child | 40,804 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 11,143 | 8.3% |
Nonrelatives | 9,655 | 7.2% |
Unmarried partner | 2,581 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 53,735 | 100% |
Never married | 20,296 | 37.8% |
Now married, except separated | 24,544 | 45.7% |
Separated | 1,183 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 1,335 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 6,377 | 11.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 57,023 | 100% |
Never married | 18,813 | 33.0% |
Now married, except separated | 24,041 | 42.2% |
Separated | 2,091 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 5,057 | 8.9% |
Divorced | 7,021 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,276 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,158 | 50.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,584 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,206 | 48.1% |
Less than 1 year | 594 | 13.0% |
1 or 2 years | 564 | 12.3% |
3 or 4 years | 499 | 10.9% |
5 or more years | 549 | 12.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,206 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,422 | 64.5% |
Who are married | 1,630 | 73.9% |
School Enrollment in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 41,733 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,490 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 1,727 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,844 | 35.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,678 | 16.0% |
College or graduate school | 15,994 | 38.3% |
Educational Attainment in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 82,417 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,531 | 5.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,242 | 12.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 26,662 | 32.4% |
Some college, no degree | 18,680 | 22.7% |
Associate's degree | 5,918 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,991 | 12.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,393 | 7.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.9% |
Veteran Status in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 102,045 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,423 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 133,792 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,411 | 14.5% |
Under 18 years | 34,442 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,547 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 84,922 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,224 | 13.2% |
65 years and over | 14,428 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,640 | 46.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 137,838 | 100% |
Same house | 108,390 | 78.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 28,658 | 20.8% |
Same county | 15,630 | 11.3% |
Different county | 13,028 | 9.5% |
Same state | 8,016 | 5.8% |
Different state | 5,012 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 790 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 139,886 | 100% |
Native | 134,200 | 95.9% |
Born in United States | 131,959 | 94.3% |
State of residence | 86,131 | 61.6% |
Different state | 45,828 | 32.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,241 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 5,686 | 4.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,686 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,862 | 32.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,824 | 67.3% |
Year of Entry in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,927 | 100% |
Native | 2,241 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 134 | 6.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,107 | 94.0% |
Foreign born | 5,686 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 137 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,549 | 97.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Valdosta
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,686 | 100% |
Europe | 665 | 11.7% |
Asia | 1,445 | 25.4% |
Africa | 130 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 39 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 3,280 | 57.7% |
Northern America | 127 | 2.2% |