CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waycross

Georgia · 16,379 residents · 11.9 sq mi

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Waycross is home to 16,379 people in Georgia. 27.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 43%. The typical home is worth $34,900. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $16,586 at the median, 45% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,379

+7%vs 2000

vs 15,333 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,316)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(1,111)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,313)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(1,262)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(915)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(2,145)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(2,014)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,536)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,677)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(1,769)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(1,003)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(318)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,586

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,399 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,009

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,468 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.9%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,900

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.0% in 2000

41.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic43.8%(6,716)

Black53.4%(8,184)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(210)

Asian0.6%(91)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic50.7%(8,310)

Black48.5%(7,951)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(63)

Asian0.5%(86)

Other0.2%(32)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(410)

Dominican1%(136)

South American0.7%(95)

Ecuadorian0.7%(95)

Central American0.1%(17)

Guatemalan0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(76)

Japanese0.1%(19)

Ancestry

English7.6%(1,039)

Subsaharan African3.6%(492)

American3.5%(477)

Irish3%(410)

German2.6%(353)

Scottish1.2%(168)

Italian1.2%(164)

West Indian1.1%(157)

French1.1%(147)

Haitian0.9%(121)

Ghanaian0.5%(62)

Polish0.3%(43)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(35)

Jamaican0.2%(26)

Norwegian0.2%(24)

Welsh0.2%(23)

Danish0.2%(21)

Swedish0.1%(19)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Israeli0.1%(8)

Nigerian0%(4)

Scotch-Irish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.1%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 12.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46%(2,041)

Married36.2%(1,603)

Widowed4.3%(192)

Divorced13.5%(597)

Women 15+

Never married39%(2,288)

Married29.6%(1,736)

Widowed14.5%(853)

Divorced16.9%(994)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 22.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)33.2%(212)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(157)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.3%(155)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 639 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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