Moving to Waycross, Georgia

About Waycross, Georgia
Waycross

Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 13,942 in the 2020 census.

Waycross includes two historic districts (Downtown Waycross Historic District and Waycross Historic District) and several other properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Lott Cemetery, the First African Baptist Church and Parsonage, and the Obediah Barber Homestead (which is seven miles south of the city).

Gender
Gender Waycross Georgia Country
Female 56.5% 51.4% 50.8%
Male 43.5% 48.6% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Waycross Georgia Country
Less than $10,000 16.7% 6.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.9% 4.2% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 13.8% 9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 18.6% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.7% 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 14.2% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 4.9% 12.7% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 5.2% 14.9% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.7% 6.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.3% 6.9% 8.3%
Education


Education Waycross Georgia Country
< 9th Grade 3% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 12% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 38% 28% 27.0%
Other College 22% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 2% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Waycross Georgia Country
White 39.6% 52.1% 60.1%
African American 56.7% 31.1% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 0.2% 4.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.8% 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.5% 9.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity