What percentage of people rent in Fort Valley, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Valley, GA, 2020–2024
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59.1% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Valley, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,922 renting households against 1,329 that own their home.

In Fort Valley, the share of households that rent went from 59.7% in 2015–2019 to 59.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 59.1% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 1,922 (±306)
Median renter income: $34,442 (±$13,049)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Valley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Valley	Peach County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	59.1% (±6.7 points)	30.4% (±3.2 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,922 (±306)	3,226 (±381)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,329 (±232)	7,372 (±394)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,442 (±$13,049)	$35,163 (±$5,029)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,583 (±$32,740)	$87,276 (±$8,487)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Fort Valley, the renter share is higher than in Peach County (30.4%).

It is also higher than in Georgia (34.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 45 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fort Valley has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	59.7% (±5.5 points)	59.1% (±6.7 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$622 (±$69)	$886 (±$60)	+42.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$22,613 (±$2,776)	$50,283 (±$10,221)	+122.4%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fort Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Valley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Valley	—	59.1% (±6.7 points)	—
Marshallville	7.3 mi	44.9% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Byron	10 mi	8.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Perry	10 mi	35.2% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Reynolds	13 mi	52.5% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Centerville	13 mi	29.6% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Warner Robins	14 mi	46.5% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Roberta	14 mi	60.3% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Robins AFB	18 mi	98.3% (±3.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Byron, GA (8.5%), Perry, GA (35.2%), Centerville, GA (29.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Robins AFB, GA (98.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Valley

How many renters are there in Fort Valley?

Fort Valley has an estimated 1,922 (±306) renting households, 59.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Valley?

In Fort Valley, the share of households that rent went from 59.7% in 2015–2019 to 59.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Valley?

A renting household in Fort Valley has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Valley?

The median renting household in Fort Valley, GA has an income of $34,442 (±$13,049) a year, against $88,583 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Valley city, Georgia (place:31096, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.