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Valdosta Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 119,560
Land Area (2000): 4,114.956 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 104.209 square kilometers

Valdosta Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2003	121,843	2005	126,064	2006	127,788
2004	123,166			2007	126,232

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	135,764	56.33%
Rural, Farm	5,724	2.37%
Rural, Non-farm	99,540	41.30%

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Valdosta Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Valdosta Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	44,100	42,186	1,914	4.34%	44
1991	44,173	42,494	1,680	3.80%	38
1992	45,633	43,031	2,602	5.70%	57
1993	46,446	43,928	2,517	5.42%	54
1994	47,454	45,458	1,996	4.21%	42
1995	48,929	47,047	1,882	3.85%	38
1996	50,798	48,881	1,917	3.77%	38
1997	54,083	51,872	2,211	4.09%	41
1998	55,173	52,874	2,299	4.17%	42
1999	55,730	53,397	2,333	4.19%	42
2000	56,449	53,963	2,486	4.40%	44
2001	56,512	54,312	2,201	3.89%	39
2002	59,502	57,227	2,275	3.82%	38
2003	61,484	59,360	2,124	3.45%	35
2004	62,761	60,593	2,168	3.45%	35
2005	65,298	62,737	2,561	3.92%	39
2006	67,272	64,709	2,563	3.81%	38
2007	68,335	65,756	2,579	3.77%	38
2008	68,854	65,417	3,437	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	44,171	42,289	1,882	4.26%	43
Feb 1990	44,120	42,061	2,059	4.67%	47
Mar 1990	44,553	42,685	1,868	4.19%	42
Apr 1990	43,868	42,132	1,736	3.96%	40
May 1990	44,183	42,346	1,837	4.16%	42
Jun 1990	44,355	42,228	2,127	4.80%	48
Jul 1990	43,777	41,815	1,962	4.48%	45
Aug 1990	43,803	41,944	1,859	4.24%	42
Sep 1990	43,723	41,652	2,071	4.74%	47
Oct 1990	44,328	42,433	1,895	4.27%	43
Nov 1990	44,220	42,377	1,843	4.17%	42
Dec 1990	44,098	42,273	1,825	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	43,824	41,812	2,012	4.59%	46
Feb 1991	43,683	41,829	1,854	4.24%	42
Mar 1991	44,252	42,429	1,823	4.12%	41
Apr 1991	44,518	43,004	1,514	3.40%	34
May 1991	44,341	42,714	1,627	3.67%	37
Jun 1991	44,338	42,540	1,798	4.06%	41
Jul 1991	44,293	42,626	1,667	3.76%	38
Aug 1991	43,460	41,887	1,573	3.62%	36
Sep 1991	43,981	42,409	1,572	3.57%	36
Oct 1991	44,566	42,913	1,653	3.71%	37
Nov 1991	44,354	42,843	1,511	3.41%	34
Dec 1991	44,466	42,916	1,550	3.49%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	44,268	42,253	2,015	4.55%	46
Feb 1992	44,894	42,069	2,825	6.29%	63
Mar 1992	45,213	42,507	2,706	5.99%	60
Apr 1992	45,422	43,051	2,371	5.22%	52
May 1992	45,588	43,024	2,564	5.62%	56
Jun 1992	46,079	43,310	2,769	6.01%	60
Jul 1992	46,391	43,441	2,950	6.36%	64
Aug 1992	45,882	43,279	2,603	5.67%	57
Sep 1992	45,259	42,624	2,635	5.82%	58
Oct 1992	46,065	43,368	2,697	5.85%	59
Nov 1992	46,241	43,620	2,621	5.67%	57
Dec 1992	46,295	43,830	2,465	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	45,811	43,032	2,779	6.07%	61
Feb 1993	45,720	43,005	2,715	5.94%	59
Mar 1993	46,303	43,671	2,632	5.68%	57
Apr 1993	45,635	43,397	2,238	4.90%	49
May 1993	46,238	43,499	2,739	5.92%	59
Jun 1993	47,104	43,877	3,227	6.85%	69
Jul 1993	46,590	44,034	2,556	5.49%	55
Aug 1993	46,508	44,086	2,422	5.21%	52
Sep 1993	46,447	44,198	2,249	4.84%	48
Oct 1993	46,881	44,555	2,326	4.96%	50
Nov 1993	46,892	44,686	2,206	4.70%	47
Dec 1993	47,218	45,098	2,120	4.49%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	46,615	44,188	2,427	5.21%	52
Feb 1994	46,481	44,320	2,161	4.65%	46
Mar 1994	46,529	44,452	2,077	4.46%	45
Apr 1994	46,685	44,815	1,870	4.01%	40
May 1994	47,455	45,654	1,801	3.80%	38
Jun 1994	47,173	45,123	2,050	4.35%	43
Jul 1994	47,767	45,342	2,425	5.08%	51
Aug 1994	47,806	45,822	1,984	4.15%	42
Sep 1994	47,964	45,886	2,078	4.33%	43
Oct 1994	48,167	46,327	1,840	3.82%	38
Nov 1994	48,605	46,883	1,722	3.54%	35
Dec 1994	48,198	46,687	1,511	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	48,099	46,291	1,808	3.76%	38
Feb 1995	48,406	46,664	1,742	3.60%	36
Mar 1995	48,698	46,847	1,851	3.80%	38
Apr 1995	48,553	46,895	1,658	3.41%	34
May 1995	49,032	47,167	1,865	3.80%	38
Jun 1995	49,292	47,210	2,082	4.22%	42
Jul 1995	48,933	47,014	1,919	3.92%	39
Aug 1995	48,705	47,017	1,688	3.47%	35
Sep 1995	49,743	46,711	3,032	6.10%	61
Oct 1995	48,891	47,235	1,656	3.39%	34
Nov 1995	49,376	47,741	1,635	3.31%	33
Dec 1995	49,418	47,768	1,650	3.34%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	49,413	47,371	2,042	4.13%	41
Feb 1996	49,811	47,956	1,855	3.72%	37
Mar 1996	49,993	48,174	1,819	3.64%	36
Apr 1996	50,502	48,822	1,680	3.33%	33
May 1996	51,056	49,086	1,970	3.86%	39
Jun 1996	51,213	49,099	2,114	4.13%	41
Jul 1996	50,723	48,727	1,996	3.94%	39
Aug 1996	50,998	49,066	1,932	3.79%	38
Sep 1996	50,839	48,830	2,009	3.95%	40
Oct 1996	51,418	49,592	1,826	3.55%	36
Nov 1996	51,615	49,699	1,916	3.71%	37
Dec 1996	51,991	50,145	1,846	3.55%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	52,297	49,860	2,437	4.66%	47
Feb 1997	52,560	49,938	2,622	4.99%	50
Mar 1997	53,395	50,547	2,848	5.33%	53
Apr 1997	53,900	52,012	1,888	3.50%	35
May 1997	54,284	52,323	1,961	3.61%	36
Jun 1997	54,711	52,351	2,360	4.31%	43
Jul 1997	54,368	52,416	1,952	3.59%	36
Aug 1997	55,012	52,407	2,605	4.74%	47
Sep 1997	54,089	51,921	2,168	4.01%	40
Oct 1997	54,443	52,639	1,804	3.31%	33
Nov 1997	54,643	52,828	1,815	3.32%	33
Dec 1997	55,289	53,222	2,067	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	53,733	51,207	2,526	4.70%	47
Feb 1998	54,258	51,735	2,523	4.65%	47
Mar 1998	54,232	51,830	2,402	4.43%	44
Apr 1998	54,047	52,124	1,923	3.56%	36
May 1998	54,526	52,523	2,003	3.67%	37
Jun 1998	55,317	52,712	2,605	4.71%	47
Jul 1998	55,679	53,250	2,429	4.36%	44
Aug 1998	55,517	53,389	2,128	3.83%	38
Sep 1998	55,553	53,529	2,024	3.64%	36
Oct 1998	56,042	53,814	2,228	3.98%	40
Nov 1998	56,746	53,772	2,974	5.24%	52
Dec 1998	56,424	54,605	1,819	3.22%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	55,157	53,021	2,136	3.87%	39
Feb 1999	56,976	53,016	3,960	6.95%	70
Mar 1999	55,056	53,296	1,760	3.20%	32
Apr 1999	55,052	53,235	1,817	3.30%	33
May 1999	55,178	53,383	1,795	3.25%	33
Jun 1999	55,952	53,468	2,484	4.44%	44
Jul 1999	56,024	53,900	2,124	3.79%	38
Aug 1999	55,319	53,488	1,831	3.31%	33
Sep 1999	55,320	53,431	1,889	3.41%	34
Oct 1999	54,455	52,759	1,696	3.11%	31
Nov 1999	56,806	53,683	3,123	5.50%	55
Dec 1999	57,461	54,082	3,379	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	55,004	52,376	2,628	4.78%	48
Feb 2000	55,927	53,387	2,540	4.54%	45
Mar 2000	56,738	54,144	2,594	4.57%	46
Apr 2000	56,705	54,323	2,382	4.20%	42
May 2000	56,643	54,131	2,512	4.43%	44
Jun 2000	56,792	53,941	2,851	5.02%	50
Jul 2000	56,620	53,934	2,686	4.74%	47
Aug 2000	56,945	54,028	2,917	5.12%	51
Sep 2000	56,103	53,659	2,444	4.36%	44
Oct 2000	56,531	54,364	2,167	3.83%	38
Nov 2000	56,682	54,617	2,065	3.64%	36
Dec 2000	56,696	54,651	2,045	3.61%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	56,384	54,115	2,269	4.02%	40
Feb 2001	56,526	54,486	2,040	3.61%	36
Mar 2001	56,826	54,749	2,077	3.66%	37
Apr 2001	56,004	53,843	2,161	3.86%	39
May 2001	56,672	54,497	2,175	3.84%	38
Jun 2001	56,747	54,320	2,427	4.28%	43
Jul 2001	56,318	53,938	2,380	4.23%	42
Aug 2001	56,013	53,765	2,248	4.01%	40
Sep 2001	55,891	53,597	2,294	4.10%	41
Oct 2001	56,863	54,798	2,065	3.63%	36
Nov 2001	56,812	54,698	2,114	3.72%	37
Dec 2001	57,091	54,935	2,156	3.78%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	58,478	56,200	2,278	3.90%	39
Feb 2002	58,977	56,758	2,219	3.76%	38
Mar 2002	59,152	56,844	2,308	3.90%	39
Apr 2002	58,756	56,658	2,098	3.57%	36
May 2002	59,662	57,444	2,218	3.72%	37
Jun 2002	59,701	57,035	2,666	4.47%	45
Jul 2002	59,914	57,526	2,388	3.99%	40
Aug 2002	59,608	57,294	2,314	3.88%	39
Sep 2002	59,633	57,406	2,227	3.73%	37
Oct 2002	59,900	57,738	2,162	3.61%	36
Nov 2002	60,062	57,905	2,157	3.59%	36
Dec 2002	60,184	57,920	2,264	3.76%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	60,536	58,266	2,270	3.75%	37
Feb 2003	61,077	58,969	2,108	3.45%	35
Mar 2003	61,543	59,431	2,112	3.43%	34
Apr 2003	61,340	59,395	1,945	3.17%	32
May 2003	61,906	59,729	2,177	3.52%	35
Jun 2003	62,042	59,369	2,673	4.31%	43
Jul 2003	61,765	59,403	2,362	3.82%	38
Aug 2003	61,031	58,899	2,132	3.49%	35
Sep 2003	61,557	59,482	2,075	3.37%	34
Oct 2003	61,475	59,592	1,883	3.06%	31
Nov 2003	61,672	59,819	1,853	3.00%	30
Dec 2003	61,859	59,967	1,892	3.06%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	61,385	59,285	2,100	3.42%	34
Feb 2004	61,470	59,624	1,846	3.00%	30
Mar 2004	61,724	59,821	1,903	3.08%	31
Apr 2004	61,948	60,200	1,748	2.82%	28
May 2004	62,775	60,729	2,046	3.26%	33
Jun 2004	63,291	60,757	2,534	4.00%	40
Jul 2004	63,372	60,996	2,376	3.75%	37
Aug 2004	63,228	61,009	2,219	3.51%	35
Sep 2004	63,270	61,065	2,205	3.49%	35
Oct 2004	63,405	61,056	2,349	3.70%	37
Nov 2004	63,714	61,421	2,293	3.60%	36
Dec 2004	63,552	61,155	2,397	3.77%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	63,588	61,090	2,498	3.93%	39
Feb 2005	64,422	61,870	2,552	3.96%	40
Mar 2005	64,144	61,702	2,442	3.81%	38
Apr 2005	64,989	62,698	2,291	3.53%	35
May 2005	65,738	63,183	2,555	3.89%	39
Jun 2005	65,465	62,597	2,868	4.38%	44
Jul 2005	66,336	63,507	2,829	4.26%	43
Aug 2005	65,674	63,077	2,597	3.95%	40
Sep 2005	65,693	62,966	2,727	4.15%	42
Oct 2005	65,689	63,208	2,481	3.78%	38
Nov 2005	65,848	63,396	2,452	3.72%	37
Dec 2005	65,985	63,544	2,441	3.70%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	66,120	63,409	2,711	4.10%	41
Feb 2006	66,798	64,096	2,702	4.05%	40
Mar 2006	66,606	64,154	2,452	3.68%	37
Apr 2006	66,614	64,309	2,305	3.46%	35
May 2006	67,440	64,889	2,551	3.78%	38
Jun 2006	66,817	63,976	2,841	4.25%	43
Jul 2006	67,559	64,639	2,920	4.32%	43
Aug 2006	67,183	64,611	2,572	3.83%	38
Sep 2006	67,278	64,719	2,559	3.80%	38
Oct 2006	68,000	65,607	2,393	3.52%	35
Nov 2006	68,399	66,093	2,306	3.37%	34
Dec 2006	68,446	66,004	2,442	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	67,417	64,854	2,563	3.80%	38
Feb 2007	67,778	65,396	2,382	3.51%	35
Mar 2007	67,846	65,512	2,334	3.44%	34
Apr 2007	68,682	66,507	2,175	3.17%	32
May 2007	69,272	66,957	2,315	3.34%	33
Jun 2007	68,149	65,423	2,726	4.00%	40
Jul 2007	68,280	65,419	2,861	4.19%	42
Aug 2007	67,958	65,235	2,723	4.01%	40
Sep 2007	68,395	65,641	2,754	4.03%	40
Oct 2007	68,370	65,665	2,705	3.96%	40
Nov 2007	68,841	66,311	2,530	3.68%	37
Dec 2007	69,030	66,146	2,884	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	68,628	65,394	3,234	4.71%	47
Feb 2008	68,677	65,638	3,039	4.43%	44
Mar 2008	68,906	65,894	3,012	4.37%	44
Apr 2008	68,779	65,826	2,953	4.29%	43
May 2008	69,158	65,840	3,318	4.80%	48
Jun 2008	69,022	65,464	3,558	5.15%	52
Jul 2008	69,315	65,580	3,735	5.39%	54
Aug 2008	69,047	65,090	3,957	5.73%	57
Sep 2008	68,150	64,026	4,124	6.05%	61
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Valdosta Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	6,654	12.69%
2.	Public Administration	3,142	5.99%
3.	Educational Services	3,002	5.72%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,676	5.10%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,582	4.92%
6.	Truck Transportation	2,118	4.04%
7.	Health Care	2,060	3.93%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,666	3.18%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	1,464	2.79%
10.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,384	2.64%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,328	2.53%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,306	2.49%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,256	2.39%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,198	2.28%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	1,132	2.16%
16.	Wood Manufacturing	1,044	1.99%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	978	1.86%
18.	Paper Manufacturing	964	1.84%
19.	Food Manufacturing	956	1.82%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	814	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	7,704	15.68%
2.	Health Care	7,570	15.41%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,602	9.37%
4.	Public Administration	2,726	5.55%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	2,224	4.53%
6.	Social Assistance	2,056	4.18%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,638	3.33%
8.	Finance and Insurance	1,576	3.21%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,548	3.15%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,396	2.84%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	946	1.93%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	796	1.62%
13.	Food Manufacturing	726	1.48%
14.	Construction	720	1.47%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	640	1.30%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	602	1.23%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	602	1.23%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	550	1.12%
19.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	538	1.09%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	464	0.94%

Valdosta Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,466	6.61%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,034	5.78%
3.	Other Production Occupations	2,680	5.11%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,368	4.51%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,226	4.24%
6.	Other Management Occupations	1,986	3.79%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,790	3.41%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,774	3.38%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,772	3.38%
10.	Other Construction Trades	1,544	2.94%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,466	2.79%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,414	2.70%
13.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,398	2.67%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,330	2.54%
15.	Agricultural Workers	1,276	2.43%
16.	Construction Laborers	1,048	2.00%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	976	1.86%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	908	1.73%
19.	Carpenters	898	1.71%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	886	1.69%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,756	5.61%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	2,698	5.49%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,526	5.14%
4.	Cashiers	2,472	5.03%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,914	3.90%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,850	3.77%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,786	3.63%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,742	3.55%
9.	Registered Nurses	1,628	3.31%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,602	3.26%
11.	Other Management Occupations	1,532	3.12%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,440	2.93%
13.	Other Production Occupations	1,414	2.88%
14.	Child Care Workers	1,342	2.73%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,328	2.70%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,272	2.59%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,228	2.50%
18.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,194	2.43%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,074	2.19%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,058	2.15%

Valdosta Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	103,679	56.32%
15-35 hours	21,540	11.70%
1-14 hours	4,360	2.37%
No regular hours	54,505	29.61%

Valdosta Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	3,390	3.25%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,568	2.46%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,369	3.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM	7,345	7.05%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	11,127	10.68%
7 AM-7:29 AM	16,289	15.63%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	21,037	20.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM	9,831	9.44%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,576	4.39%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,805	4.61%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,006	1.93%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,500	1.44%
Noon-3:59 PM	7,214	6.92%
4 PM-11:59 PM	9,130	8.76%

Valdosta Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,268	4.10%
5-9	15,258	14.64%
10-14	21,714	20.84%
15-19	21,125	20.28%
20-24	15,751	15.12%
25-29	5,041	4.84%
30-34	11,244	10.79%
35-39	1,072	1.03%
40-44	1,207	1.16%
45-59	3,532	3.39%
60-89	1,986	1.91%
At least 90	1,989	1.91%

Valdosta Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	216	0.21%	82,941	79.61%
30-44	62	0.06%	13,461	12.92%
45-59	18	0.02%	3,514	3.37%
At least 60	22	0.02%	3,953	3.79%

Valdosta Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	380	0.36%
Car / truck / van, carpool	16,279	15.32%
Car / truck / van, solo	83,830	78.91%
Motorcycle	202	0.19%
Other	726	0.68%
Public transportation	318	0.30%
Walked	2,452	2.31%
Worked at home	2,051	1.93%

Valdosta Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Valdosta Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 85,388 (224,158 people)
: 59,410 (186,426 people)
: 23,131
: 109,331
Valdosta Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	13,123	15.24%
$10,000-$14,999	7,194	8.36%
$15,000-$19,999	7,041	8.18%
$20,000-$24,999	7,126	8.28%
$25,000-$29,999	6,721	7.81%
$30,000-$34,999	6,128	7.12%
$35,000-$39,999	4,175	4.85%
$40,000-$44,999	5,329	6.19%
$45,000-$49,999	4,570	5.31%
$50,000-$59,999	6,649	7.72%
$60,000-$74,999	7,179	8.34%
$75,000-$99,999	5,763	6.69%
$100,000-$124,999	2,240	2.60%
$125,000-$149,999	972	1.13%
$150,000-$199,999	952	1.11%
$200,000 or more	925	1.07%

Valdosta Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	10,248	24.02%
Family, 2 people	11,410	26.74%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,140	5.02%
Family, 3 people	7,468	17.50%
Nonfamily, 3 people	564	1.32%
Family, 4 people	6,149	14.41%
Nonfamily, 4 people	152	0.36%
Family, 5 people	2,873	6.73%
Nonfamily, 5 people	36	0.08%
Family, 6 people	999	2.34%
Nonfamily, 6 people	16	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	583	1.37%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	28	0.07%

Valdosta Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	69,878	31.70%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	19,958	9.05%
Public Assistance	3,498	1.59%
Retirement	12,117	5.50%
Self Employment	8,278	3.76%
Social Security	20,320	9.22%
Supplemental Security	5,111	2.32%
Wage / Salary	67,482	30.61%
Other	13,792	6.26%

Valdosta Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	22,448	52.40%
With children under 18	20,390	47.60%

Valdosta Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	8,155	8.86%
Married	53,446	58.04%
Never Married	27,990	30.40%
Widowed	2,496	2.71%

Valdosta Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	10,778	11.30%
Married	48,011	50.34%
Never Married	26,104	27.37%
Widowed	10,482	10.99%

Valdosta Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Valdosta Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Valdosta Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	12,457	7.03%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	31,464	17.75%
High school diploma or equivalent	54,400	30.69%
Some college, no degree	42,808	24.15%
Associate degree	9,465	5.34%
Bachelors degree	17,479	9.86%
Graduate or professional degree	9,208	5.19%

Valdosta Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,398	2.84%	1,780	1.49%	5,178	4.33%
Kindergarten	3,115	2.61%	388	0.32%	3,503	2.93%
Grades 1-4	14,963	12.52%	1,208	1.01%	16,171	13.53%
Grades 5-8	13,487	11.28%	954	0.80%	14,441	12.08%
Grades 9-12	14,162	11.85%	832	0.70%	14,994	12.54%
Undergrad college	17,471	14.61%	901	0.75%	18,372	15.37%
Graduate or professional school	2,022	1.69%	266	0.22%	2,288	1.91%
Total	68,618	57.39%	6,329	5.29%	74,947	62.69%

Valdosta Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Valdosta Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Valdosta Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	278	234
2004	313	266

Valdosta Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Valdosta Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Valdosta Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	181,932	80.59%
Below Poverty Level	43,805	19.41%

Valdosta Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Valdosta Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,429
Valdosta Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2003	3.685	0.386	0.025	1.075	5.171	8.536	32.148	2.093	42.776
2004	3.142	0.438	0.049	1.064	4.693	7.340	32.744	2.346	42.431
2005	2.634	0.357	0.079	1.087	4.157	8.535	33.412	2.467	44.414
2006	2.825	0.290	0.023	0.986	4.124	9.218	30.011	1.862	41.091
2007	2.733	0.396	0.016	1.093	4.238	9.039	25.897	2.171	37.106

Valdosta Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Valdosta Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Valdosta Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	17,400	14.55%
10-19 Years	18,695	15.64%
20-29 Years	21,692	18.14%
30-39 Years	18,305	15.31%
40-49 Years	16,206	13.55%
50-59 Years	11,333	9.48%
60-69 Years	7,628	6.38%
70-79 Years	5,332	4.46%
80-89 Years	2,505	2.10%
90+ Years	464	0.39%

Valdosta Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	59,389	49.67%
Female	60,171	50.33%

Valdosta Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	73,105	61.15%
African-American	39,654	33.17%
Hispanic/Latino	3,817	3.19%
Multiracial	1,258	1.05%
Asian	1,148	0.96%
Amerindian	418	0.35%
Other Race	119	0.10%
Pacific Islander	41	0.03%

Valdosta Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	33,578	28.78%
2.	English	18,282	15.67%
3.	Irish	16,225	13.91%
4.	German	15,542	13.32%
5.	Scotch Irish	4,338	3.72%
6.	Italian	3,828	3.28%
7.	Scottish	3,605	3.09%
8.	French Non-Basque	3,561	3.05%
9.	African	2,524	2.16%
10.	European	2,349	2.01%

Valdosta Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	213,063	94.91%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	8,016	3.57%
3.	French	681	0.30%
4.	German	466	0.21%
5.	Tagalog	372	0.17%
6.	Korean	336	0.15%
7.	Gujarathi	256	0.11%
8.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	152	0.07%
9.	Vietnamese	134	0.06%
10.	Japanese	114	0.05%

Valdosta Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	234,429	97.26%
Naturalized immigrant	2,476	1.03%
Not a citizen	4,123	1.71%

Valdosta Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Valdosta Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Valdosta Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Brooks County	Lanier County
Echols County	Lowndes County

Valdosta Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

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