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| Waycross |
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| Population 2000: | 15,333 |
| Population 2002: | 15,166 |
| Area codes: | 912 |
| Elevation: | 135 feet |
| Land area: | 11.7 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 1.9 |
| County: | Ware |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (23.9%), Manufacturing (19.4%), Retail trade (11.1%). |
| Population growth: | -167 (-1.09%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 53.5% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 43.8% |
| Hispanic: | 1.4% |
| Other race: | 0.7% |
| Two or more races: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 44.2% |
| Never married: | 24.9% |
| Divorced: | 13.1% |
| Widowed: | 12.7% |
| Separated: | 5.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $46,800 |
| Household income: | $23,399 |
| Resident age: | 37.4 years |
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| Waycross Compared to Georgia State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 66.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 12.7% |
| Unemployed: | 8.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 934 (5825.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 495.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 168 (1047.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 51 (318.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 38 (237.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 35 (218.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 9 (56.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (6.2 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 12.3% |
| English: | 5.7% |
| Irish: | 3.8% |
| German: | 3.2% |
| Subsaharan African: | 2.0% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.7% |