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Language Spoken At Home in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 50,655 | 100% |
English only | 47,880 | 94.5% |
Language other than English | 2,775 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,349 | 2.7% |
Spanish | 1,929 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,105 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 704 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 202 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 136 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 42 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 6 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,730 | 100% |
American | 7,237 | 13.2% |
Arab | 53 | 0.1% |
Czech | 22 | 0.0% |
Danish | 16 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 456 | 0.8% |
English | 7,184 | 13.1% |
French (except Basque) | 552 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 48 | 0.1% |
German | 3,402 | 6.2% |
Greek | 80 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 6,371 | 11.6% |
Italian | 530 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 110 | 0.2% |
Polish | 225 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 19 | 0.0% |
Russian | 249 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 640 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 910 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 141 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 48 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 164 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 116 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 20,316 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,830 | 68.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,798 | 28.5% |
Married-couple family | 10,156 | 50.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,978 | 19.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 779 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 398 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,895 | 14.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,422 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 6,486 | 31.9% |
Householder living alone | 5,663 | 27.9% |
65 years and over | 2,370 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,880 | 33.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,619 | 27.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 51,909 | 100% |
Householder | 20,316 | 39.1% |
Spouse | 10,116 | 19.5% |
Child | 15,230 | 29.3% |
Other relatives | 4,199 | 8.1% |
Nonrelatives | 2,048 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 922 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,306 | 100% |
Never married | 6,751 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 10,950 | 51.4% |
Separated | 497 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 519 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 2,589 | 12.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,229 | 100% |
Never married | 5,001 | 22.5% |
Now married, except separated | 10,894 | 49.0% |
Separated | 690 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 2,582 | 11.6% |
Divorced | 3,062 | 13.8% |
Fertility in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 722 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 332 | 46.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 112 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,962 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,279 | 65.2% |
Less than 1 year | 318 | 16.2% |
1 or 2 years | 174 | 8.9% |
3 or 4 years | 129 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 658 | 33.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,279 | 100% |
Who are female | 737 | 57.6% |
Who are married | 918 | 71.8% |
School Enrollment in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,780 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,051 | 8.2% |
Kindergarten | 743 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,834 | 45.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,205 | 25.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,947 | 15.2% |
Educational Attainment in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 36,286 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,641 | 7.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,643 | 12.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,141 | 41.7% |
Some college, no degree | 7,370 | 20.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,879 | 5.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,545 | 7.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,067 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.7% |
Veteran Status in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,341 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,921 | 9.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 52,037 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,456 | 20.1% |
Under 18 years | 13,350 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,015 | 7.6% |
18 to 64 years | 31,045 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,684 | 18.3% |
65 years and over | 7,642 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,757 | 49.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 54,079 | 100% |
Same house | 44,591 | 82.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,378 | 17.3% |
Same county | 5,220 | 9.7% |
Different county | 4,158 | 7.7% |
Same state | 3,107 | 5.7% |
Different state | 1,051 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 110 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,730 | 100% |
Native | 53,053 | 96.9% |
Born in United States | 52,653 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 41,401 | 75.6% |
Different state | 11,252 | 20.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 400 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,677 | 3.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,677 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 508 | 30.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,169 | 69.7% |
Year of Entry in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,077 | 100% |
Native | 400 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 400 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,677 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 54 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,623 | 96.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Waycross
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,677 | 100% |
Europe | 276 | 16.5% |
Asia | 317 | 18.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,070 | 63.8% |
Northern America | 14 | 0.8% |