Waycross, GA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waycross, GA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 36,692. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WAYCROSS-GA · Waycross, GA 2 ZIPs · 36,692 pop · #22718/25278 · Ware County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $46,605
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22718/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Millwood
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,692
  • SPREAD-MOD 31501→31503
  • HOME-LOW $111,750

Nearest income peer: Millwood, GA (+ $11,427 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Waycross

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waycross on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Waycross, GA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,692
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,605
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($46,605 average) · poverty 22.9%. The primary code (31503) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.1%) for this income tier, rent $781 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Georgia, Leary is the closest lower-income city and Woodland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waycross.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Waycross differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Waycross. ZIP 31501 reports $37,314 in median household income, while ZIP 31503 reports $55,895. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

31501 to 31503

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

31503 to 31501

Poverty-rate spread
10.9 points

31503 to 31501

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 31503 skews compact Waycross

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 31503 covers about 58% of Waycross's 36,692 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Waycross

Citywide ZBP: 850 establishments, 12,083 employees , annual payroll $561,043k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 31501 (588 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (182) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Waycross, GA

These ZIP codes sit in Ware County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Waycross. See the Ware County roll-up →

Side-by-side: Compare 31503 vs 31501 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
31503 21,116 $55,895 262 25
31501 15,576 $37,314 588 456

Waycross roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Waycross, .