Cities / Georgia / Valdosta

Valdosta, GA

55,266 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Douglas)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 56.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

JAX

98 mi — Jacksonville International Airport

Population & People

Population

55,266

Median age

28.9

Median household income

$45,925

Poverty rate

26.1%

Unemployment rate

5.5%

Bachelor's degree+

28.3%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.6%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$182,800

Median gross rent

$1,054/mo

Homeownership rate

41.71%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,203

HUD Fair Market Rent (Georgia statewide average across 159 areas — not specific to Valdosta), 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

JAX

Jacksonville International Airport

98 mi away

SAV

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

152 mi away

SFB

Orlando Sanford International Airport

188 mi away

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).