Waycross

Population: 13,813
Median household income: $37,398
Median home value: $88,600

Waycross is a community in Ware County, Georgia, home to 13,813 residents. Its median household income of $37,398 runs below the Ware County figure of $44,833.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waycross's population held roughly steady from 13,692 to 13,813, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $70,100 to $88,600.

The median resident is 35.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,813
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $37,398
Median home value: $88,600
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 6,961
Homeownership rate: 43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,69213,813

Median household income

$27,381$37,398

Median home value

$70,100$88,600

Median gross rent

$627$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,692	$27,381	$70,100	$627
2020	13,638	$30,367	$71,700	$658
2021	13,898	$31,151	$71,800	$662
2022	13,856	$36,818	$78,300	$766
2023	13,813	$37,398	$88,600	$810

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,192	8.6%
5 to 17	3,023	21.9%
18 to 24	968	7.0%
25 to 34	1,691	12.2%
35 to 44	1,822	13.2%
45 to 54	1,462	10.6%
55 to 64	1,457	10.5%
65 to 74	1,245	9.0%
75 and over	953	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,150	37.3%
Black or African American	7,364	53.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	65	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	134	1.0%
Two or more races	229	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	867	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,582	18.3%
High school graduate	3,063	35.5%
Some college or associate's	2,582	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,032	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	371	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,741	84.2%
Carpooled	382	8.6%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	41	0.9%
Bicycle	11	0.2%
Worked from home	223	5.0%
Other means	43	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,734	41.1%
15 to 29 min	1,930	45.7%
30 to 44 min	128	3.0%
45 to 59 min	255	6.0%
60+ min	173	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 34.4% (4,639 of 13,477)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,676	50.9%
Nonfamily households	2,577	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,253	75.5%
Vacant	1,708	24.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,297	43.7%
Renter-occupied	2,956	56.3%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,260	61.2%
1-unit, attached	107	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,040	14.9%
5 to 19 units	778	11.2%
20 or more units	195	2.8%
Mobile home & other	581	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1380956
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 31.2110, -82.3577