Language Spoken At Home in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 13,436 | 100% |
English only | 12,609 | 93.8% |
Language other than English | 827 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 413 | 3.1% |
Spanish | 518 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 346 | 2.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 291 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 53 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 18 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,576 | 100% |
American | 936 | 6.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 16 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 165 | 1.1% |
English | 1,406 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 141 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 826 | 5.7% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 774 | 5.3% |
Italian | 56 | 0.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 32 | 0.2% |
Polish | 27 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 107 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 223 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 225 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 58 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 15 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 55 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 85 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,029 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,397 | 56.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,340 | 22.2% |
Married-couple family | 2,004 | 33.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 705 | 11.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 214 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 52 | 0.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,179 | 19.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 583 | 9.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,632 | 43.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,393 | 39.7% |
65 years and over | 1,160 | 19.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,678 | 27.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,024 | 33.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 13,951 | 100% |
Householder | 6,029 | 43.2% |
Spouse | 2,011 | 14.4% |
Child | 3,987 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 1,417 | 10.2% |
Nonrelatives | 507 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 298 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,829 | 100% |
Never married | 1,686 | 34.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,119 | 43.9% |
Separated | 175 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 173 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 676 | 14.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,673 | 100% |
Never married | 1,909 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 2,259 | 33.9% |
Separated | 189 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 1,261 | 18.9% |
Divorced | 1,055 | 15.8% |
Fertility in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 246 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 97 | 39.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 126 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 503 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 392 | 77.9% |
Less than 1 year | 48 | 9.5% |
1 or 2 years | 67 | 13.3% |
3 or 4 years | 24 | 4.8% |
5 or more years | 253 | 50.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 392 | 100% |
Who are female | 247 | 63.0% |
Who are married | 236 | 60.2% |
School Enrollment in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,423 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 291 | 8.5% |
Kindergarten | 225 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,649 | 48.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 664 | 19.4% |
College or graduate school | 594 | 17.4% |
Educational Attainment in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,526 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 638 | 6.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,223 | 12.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,923 | 41.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,897 | 19.9% |
Associate's degree | 364 | 3.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 813 | 8.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 668 | 7.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.5% |
Veteran Status in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,017 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,034 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 14,039 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,273 | 23.3% |
Under 18 years | 3,559 | 100% |
With a disability | 432 | 12.1% |
18 to 64 years | 7,939 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,708 | 21.5% |
65 years and over | 2,541 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,133 | 44.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 14,365 | 100% |
Same house | 11,489 | 80.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,866 | 20.0% |
Same county | 1,924 | 13.4% |
Different county | 942 | 6.6% |
Same state | 527 | 3.7% |
Different state | 415 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 10 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,576 | 100% |
Native | 14,045 | 96.4% |
Born in United States | 13,814 | 94.8% |
State of residence | 11,062 | 75.9% |
Different state | 2,752 | 18.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 231 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 531 | 3.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 531 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 160 | 30.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 371 | 69.9% |
Year of Entry in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 762 | 100% |
Native | 231 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 231 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 531 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 531 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Waycross City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 531 | 100% |
Europe | 118 | 22.2% |
Asia | 67 | 12.6% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 346 | 65.2% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |