Editing Valdosta, Georgia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 166
| 1870 = 1199
| 1880 = 1515
| 1890 = 2854
| 1900 = 5613
| 1910 = 7656
| 1920 = 10783
| 1930 = 13482
| 1940 = 15595
| 1950 = 20046
| 1960 = 30652
| 1970 = 32303
| 1980 = 37596
| 1990 = 39806
| 2000 = 43724
| 2010 = 54518
| 2020 = 55378
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1870–1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890–1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1920–1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Valdosta racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1378800&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-09|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|18,863
|34.06%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|30,060
|54.28%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|109
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|865
|1.56%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|34
|0.06%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|2,092
|3.78%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|3,355
|6.06%
|}
At the [[1860 United States census]], Valdosta had a population of 166, which has increased since every decennial census. In 2000, the city's population grew to 43,724, and by the [[2020 United States census]], there were 55,378 people, 21,153 households, and 11,224 families residing in the city, up from 54,518 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 U.S. census]].

The racial and ethnic makeup of the city in 2020 was 34.06% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 54.28% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.56% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander American]], 3.78% multiracial or another race, and 6.06% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.<ref name=":0" /> At the 2022 [[American Community Survey]], its population was 55% African American, 35% White, 1% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among its racially diverse population, the median age was 29.2.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Valdosta, GA |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1378800-valdosta-ga/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, there were 24,837 housing units in Valdosta. Approximately 87% were occupied and 60% were renter-occupied. The majority of its units were single unit family homes and the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $152,100. Among its population, 16.8% of the city has moved since 2021; of its movers, 7% relocated from the same county, 6% from a different county, and 3% from another state.<ref name=":1" />

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $31,940, and the median income for a family was $39,295. Males had a median income of $33,230 versus $25,689 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,003. About 20.3% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/1378800.html |title=Valdosta (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |publisher=Quickfacts.census.gov |url-status=dead |access-date=January 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113203725/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/1378800.html |archive-date=January 13, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1378800&-qr_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_DP5YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |title=American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=September 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211183346/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1378800&-qr_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_DP5YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |date=2010-10-05 |access-date=September 6, 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /> 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.