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Georgia · Census place 31096

Fort Valley city, GA

Quick answer

Fort Valley city has 8,808 residents, ranking #124 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $39,714, the median home is worth $116,400 and median gross rent runs $830 a month.

Population
8,808Fort Valley city residents
Median household income
$39,714Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$116,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$830Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
31.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
43.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Fort Valley city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fort Valley city median would spend about 25.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.8% of residents and 43.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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