Fort Valley is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 8,838 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fort Valley is the 113th largest community in Georgia.
Fort Valley is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Fort Valley to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
Being a small city, Fort Valley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Fort Valley who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.30% of the adults in Fort Valley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fort Valley in 2022 was $23,406, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,624 for a family of four. However, Fort Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fort Valley also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.65% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Fort Valley is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Valley residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Fort Valley include Irish, English, African, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Fort Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.