Cities / Georgia / Fort Valley

Fort Valley, GA

8,821 people

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Population & People

Population

8,821

Median age

32.9

Median household income

$50,283

Poverty rate

29.6%

Unemployment rate

7.4%

Bachelor's degree+

19.7%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

11.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$127,100

Median gross rent

$886/mo

Homeownership rate

40.88%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,203

HUD Fair Market Rent (Georgia statewide average across 159 areas — not specific to Fort Valley), 2026. Efficiency $979, 1BR $1023, 2BR $1203, 3BR $1524, 4BR $1775. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Georgia commercial electricity

11.5¢/kWh

Georgia industrial electricity

7.81¢/kWh

Georgia residential electricity

14.73¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

924828.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

710412.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Georgia

662.08

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Source: FRED, Georgia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Georgia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Georgia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).