Valdosta metropolitan area

The Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties – Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes – in south-central Georgia, anchored by the city of Valdosta. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 119,560 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 130,170). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-03-29]

Counties

*Brooks
*Echols
*Lanier
*Lowndes

Communities

*Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants
**Valdosta (Principal city)

*Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
**Lakeland
**Quitman
**Hahira

*Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
**Barwick (partial)
**Dasher
**Lake Park
**Moody AFB (census-designated place)
**Morven
**Pavo (partial)
**Remerton

*Unincorporated places
**Barney
**Clyattville
**Dixie
**Grooverville
**Minneola
**Naylor
**Statenville
**Stockton

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 119,560 people, 42,666 households, and 29,474 families residing in the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 62.42% White, 33.37% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.54% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.19% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $28,516, and the median income for a family was $34,044. Males had a median income of $26,347 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $15,019.

ee also

*Georgia census statistical areas
*List of cities in Georgia
*List of towns and villages in Georgia

References