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Waycross 31501

28Low priority

Part of Ware County · Rest of Georgia · Georgia · ranked #936 of 1,274 across the two states

Population now
13,034
1,087 per sq mi
Growth, last 5 years
-1,929
-12.9%
Projected next 5 years
-2,175
-3.6% a year → 10,858
Nearest Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) church
1.0 mi
Waycross-Cornerstone

Population, 2013 to 2028

Solid history from ACS five-year estimates, plotted at each window’s end-year; the next five years follow the official county projection, apportioned to this ZIP area by population share.

Why this scores 28.4

Growth — are people moving here?18 · weight 86%

-1,929 in five years, -2,175 projected

Viability — enough people to sustain a plant?94 · weight 14%

13,034 residents today

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) coverage — context, not in the score

9 Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) churches within 12 mi, 1,448 people each. Nearest church 1.0 mi. By the owner's ruling, how near a Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) church is carries no weight in the score.

Within 3.1 mi
4
Within 6.2 mi
6
Within 12 mi
9

Who lives here

Population makeup

The five parts add to the 13,034 people who live here. “Hispanic or Latino” is the Census term and counts people of any race; the other four are the not-Hispanic population by race.

White, not Hispanic
49.4%
6,442
Black, not Hispanic
45.3%
5,900
Other, not Hispanic
3.1%
405
Hispanic or Latino
2.1%
269
Asian, not Hispanic
0.1%
18

Age, money, schooling, home and language

Median age
38.9 yrs
Households with children
29.4%
1,568 of 5,325 households
Median household income
$37,203
Income per person
$21,719
Below the poverty level
30.6%
3,941 of the 12,865 people poverty status is determined for
Unemployed
4.2%
204 of a labor force of 4,846
High school or higher
83.6%
of 8,758 residents aged 25 and over
Bachelor’s degree or higher
17.8%
of 8,758 residents aged 25 and over
Spanish spoken at home
1.2%
146 people aged 5 and over, 63 of them speaking English less than “very well”
Foreign-born
1.5%
201 residents
Owner-occupied homes
49.9%
2,658 owned, 2,667 rented
Median home value
$100,000
median gross rent $752

What these numbers are. ACS 2019–2023 five-year estimates by ZIP area. Medians are ZIP-level medians, not averages. They are estimates, not a headcount, and every one carries a margin of error — a small figure in a single ZIP area is indicative, not exact. An em dash means the Census Bureau publishes no estimate for this ZIP area; it never means zero.

Nearest Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) churches

DistanceChurchCityContact
1.0 miWaycross-CornerstoneWaycross 31502Website · (912) 281-6644
1.0 miVictory DriveWaycross 31501Website · (912) 338-8868
1.8 miWaycross-Inner CityWaycross 31503(912) 674-2196
2.1 miRiver of Life Church of God,IncWaycross 31501Website · (912) 283-8773
4.0 miRemnant Church of GodWaycross 31503(912) 548-1725
4.6 miWaresboroWaycross 31503(912) 285-0521
8.3 miBlackshearBlackshear 31516Website · (912) 850-8495
8.5 miLiving RiverBlackshear 31516(912) 449-8530