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Valdosta, Georgia Economy Profile

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 Valdosta, Georgia United States
StateGeorgia
CityValdosta
Total population43,724 281,421,906
Male20,237138,053,563
Female23,487143,368,343
Median age (years)28.235.3
Total households16,692105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)29,04641,994

Valdosta, Georgia Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Valdosta, Georgia, 26.18% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 10.58% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Valdosta, Georgia. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Valdosta, Georgia is as follows: six point five five percent.

In Valdosta, Georgia government workers account for twenty-two point one nine percent of workers. 73.54% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Valdosta, Georgia is equal to twenty-nine thousand, forty-six dollars while median family income is thirty-eight thousand, one hundred and seventy-four dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Valdosta, Georgia are $27,281. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $20,807.

0.0 of families in Valdosta, Georgia are below poverty line (total population in Valdosta, Georgia is 43,724). There are one thousand, four hundred and twenty families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Valdosta, Georgia resident is twenty-eight point two years old.

 Valdosta, Georgia %, Valdosta, Georgia United States
Population 16 years and over33,495  217,168,077
In labor force21,393 63.87%63.92%
- Civilian labor force20,531 61.3%63.39%
- - Employed19,071 56.94%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,460 4.36%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.1  5.8
- Armed Forces862 2.57%0.53%
Not in labor force12,102 36.13%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over18,408 54.96%51.66%
In labor force10,650 31.8%29.72%
- Civilian labor force10,485 31.3%29.65%
- - Employed9,613 28.7%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years3,633 10.85%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,253  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over19,507  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone14,924 76.51%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled3,212 16.47%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)65 0.33%4.73%
Walked653 3.35%2.93%
Other means298 1.53%1.19%
Worked at home355 1.82%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)17.1 0.09%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over19,071  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations5,572 29.22%33.65%
Service occupations3,547 18.6%14.86%
Sales and office occupations5,486 28.77%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations118 0.62%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,382 7.25%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,966 15.55%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining231 1.21%1.87%
Construction900 4.72%6.78%
Manufacturing2,246 11.78%14.1%
Wholesale trade626 3.28%3.6%
Retail trade2,855 14.97%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities795 4.17%5.2%
Information430 2.25%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing868 4.55%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,250 6.55%9.3%
Educational, health and social services4,993 26.18%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,017 10.58%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)798 4.18%4.87%
Public administration1,062 5.57%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers14,025 73.54%78.47%
Government workers4,232 22.19%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business773 4.05%6.63%
Unpaid family workers41 0.21%0.31%
 Valdosta, Georgia %, Valdosta, Georgia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households16,695  105,539,122
Less than $10,0003,049 18.26%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,459 8.74%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,837 16.99%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,351 14.08%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,551 15.28%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,103 12.6%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,020 6.11%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999787 4.71%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999270 1.62%2.2%
$200,000 or more268 1.61%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)29,046  41,994
With earnings13,346 39.84%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)41,494  56,604
With Social Security income3,770 11.26%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,875  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income879 2.62%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,213  6,320
With public assistance income798 2.38%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,253  3,032
With retirement income2,306 6.88%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,617  17,376
 
Families10,256  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,338 13.05%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999666 6.49%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,524 14.86%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,268 12.36%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,765 17.21%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,682 16.4%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999881 8.59%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999672 6.55%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999239 2.33%2.75%
$200,000 or more221 2.15%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)38,174  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,472  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers27,281  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers20,807  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,926  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,584 82.24%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years817 42.42%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,420  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years1,220 85.92%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years695 48.94%42.27%
 
Individuals10,333  33,899,812
18 years and over6,655 64.41%65.35%
- 65 years and over807 7.81%9.7%
Related children under 18 years3,612 34.96%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years2,452 23.73%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over3,638 35.21%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.