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Valdosta Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Valdosta Area is $19,129, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Valdosta Area median household income is $36,289. On average Valdosta Area residents spend 18.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #776

Valdosta Area	19,129 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Valdosta Area	21,924 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Valdosta Area	26,847 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Valdosta Area	17,314 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #777

Valdosta Area	36,289 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Valdosta Area	51,072 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Valdosta Area		-7.24%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Valdosta Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Georgia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Valdosta Area		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.29%	$12,213, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.63%	$15,479, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.15%	$2,345, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.98%	$25,945, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Valdosta Area	47,513 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Valdosta Area	61,888 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Valdosta Area	Georgia	U.S.
White	$45,298, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$23,720, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,692, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$28,869, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$49,440, see rank	$38,359	$37,170
One Race, Other	$22,564, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,476, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Valdosta Area	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$18,488, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,559, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,378, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$30,692, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Valdosta Area	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	111,022, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	54,069, 48.70%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	35,734, 66.09%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,566, 4.75%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	33,168, 61.34%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	28,883, 87.08%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,285, 12.92%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	18,335, 33.91%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	56,953, 51.30%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	32,458, 56.99%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	428, 0.75%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	32,030, 56.24%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	27,513, 85.90%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,517, 14.10%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	24,495, 43.01%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Valdosta Area	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	57,915, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	48,053, 82.97%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,320, 9.19%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	196, 0.34%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	882, 1.52%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	1,630, 2.81%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,834, 3.17%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Valdosta Area	18.7 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Valdosta Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,396	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	28,883, 51.21%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,456, 22.35%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,167, 17.89%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,068, 21.01%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	767, 2.66%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,291, 7.93%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,701, 19.74%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	27,513, 48.79%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,289, 33.76%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,026, 21.90%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,952, 36.17%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	282, 1.02%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	41, 0.15%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,839, 6.68%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Valdosta Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,396, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,502, 2.66%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	3,066, 5.44%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,299, 7.62%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,170, 2.07%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,917, 15.81%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,575, 4.57%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	574, 1.02%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,439, 4.32%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,376, 7.76%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,935, 24.71%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,551, 11.62%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,154, 7.37%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,838, 5.03%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Valdosta Area	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	35,983	26.10%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,436	19.38%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.