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Waycross, GA Micro Area

56,178 Population
1,239.7 square miles 45.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,971 ±$1,296 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,821 ±$3,044 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.7% ±2.2% (10,027  ±1,188) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23 minutes ±1.2 (490,160  ±31,310) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

20,562 ±529 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (53,544  ±44) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5% ±1.5% (604  ±184) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

24,486 ±38 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$126,600 ±$14,590 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±1.5% (4,605  ±827) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.8% ±3.4% (32,101  ±1,300.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.5% ±1.7% (6,248  ±658.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3% (1,660  ±329) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±1.1% (2,670  ±452) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,670 Total veterans ±452 2,435 Male ±381 235 Female ±143

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