Waycross, GA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1380956, place: Waycross city, Georgia)

Total Population: 15,333
Male: 6,995 (45.62%)
Female: 8,338 (54.38%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,013 (6.61%)
5 to 9 years: 1,136 (7.41%)
10 to 14 years: 1,208 (7.88%)
15 to 19 years: 1,105 (7.21%)
20 to 24 years: 872 (5.69%)
25 to 34 years: 1,843 (12.02%)
35 to 44 years: 2,026 (13.21%)
45 to 54 years: 1,866 (12.17%)
55 to 59 years: 677 (4.42%)
60 to 64 years: 599 (3.91%)
65 to 74 years: 1,293 (8.43%)
75 to 84 years: 1,159 (7.56%)
85 years and over: 536 (3.5%)

Median age: 37.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 11,296 (73.67%)
21 years and over: 10,664 (69.55%)
62 years and over: 3,345 (21.82%)
65 years and over: 2,988 (19.49%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 11,296 (73.67%)
--Male: 4,910 (32.02%)
--Female: 6,386 (41.65%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,988 (19.49%)
--Male: 993 (6.48%)
--Female: 1,995 (13.01%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 15,220 (99.26%)
--White: 6,716 (43.8%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 210 (1.37%)
--Black or African American: 8,205 (53.51%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 19 (0.12%)
--Asian: 95 (0.62%)
----Asian Indian: 31 (0.2%)
----Chinese: 4 (0.03%)
----Filipino: 14 (0.09%)
----Japanese: 3 (0.02%)
----Korean: 13 (0.08%)
----Vietnamese: 16 (0.1%)
----Other Asian: 14 (0.09%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 3 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 1 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 104 (0.68%)
Two or more Races: 113 (0.74%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 210 (1.37%)
--Mexican: 101 (0.66%)
--Puerto Rican: 35 (0.23%)
--Cuban: 5 (0.03%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 69 (0.45%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 15,123 (98.63%)
--White Alone: 6,716 (43.8%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 14,472 (94.38%)
--Householder: 6,094 (39.74%)
--Spouse: 2,215 (14.45%)
--Child: 4,361 (28.44%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 3,271 (21.33%)
--Other relatives: 1,228 (8.01%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 682 (4.45%)
--Nonrelatives: 574 (3.74%)
----Unmarried partner: 275 (1.79%)
Living in group quarters: 861 (5.62%)
--Institutionalized Population: 752 (4.9%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 109 (0.71%)
Total households: 6,094
Family households (families): 3,740 (61.37%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,685 (27.65%)
--Married-couple families: 2,215 (36.35%)
----With own children under 18 years: 851 (13.96%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,279 (20.99%)
----With own children under 18 years: 738 (12.11%)
Nonfamily households: 2,354 (38.63%)
--Householder living alone: 2,128 (34.92%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 975 (16%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,050 (33.64%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,945 (31.92%)
Average household size: 2.37 people
Average family size: 3.09 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 7,534
Occupied housing units: 6,094 (80.89%)
Vacant housing units: 1,440 (19.11%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 48 (0.64%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 20.8%
Occupied housing units: 6,094 (80.89%)
Owner occupied housing units: 3,532 (46.88%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,562 (34.01%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.35 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.41 people

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