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Fort Valley, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Fort Valley, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

8,808

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,283

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.8% since 2018

Fort Valley added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone5,464 (61.7%)
  • White Alone2,501 (28.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone556 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races265 (3.0%)
  • Asian Alone28 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone22 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish547
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island8
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic7
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

66.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

516

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$23,175

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

30.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care697
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation667
  3. 3.Retail Trade415
  4. 4.Manufacturing378
  5. 5.Construction354

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,148
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations868
  3. 3.Service Occupations673
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations598
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations595

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.35×)186
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.21×)667
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.49×)354
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)415
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.11×)378

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$830/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

43.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $125,000 to $149,999438 (31.3%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999159 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999156 (11.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999127 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99988 (6.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99988 (6.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

76.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,492

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.8 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,667 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled446 (13.2%)
  • Walked182 (5.4%)
  • Worked at Home58 (1.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other29 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.