Waycross, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 46%

Household income 51%

Unemployment 29%

Index	Waycross	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$16,016	$26,678	$29,829
Median household income	$26,963	$51,037	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$44,875	$65,914	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$20,430	$32,100	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,694	$34,871	$36,919
Median earnings female	$18,639	$25,493	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	33.6%	17.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Waycross is 46% lower than the national average
The median household income in Waycross is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Waycross is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Waycross is 123% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$17,973$26,963$53,926

City

$34,021$51,037$102,074

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Waycross employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	0.6%
Manufacturing sector	16.4%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.3%	10.7%
Public administration	10.2%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.6%	1.6%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	44.8%
Other	24.5%	31.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hoboken, GA	656	$53,438	3%
Offerman, GA	459	$42,188	24%
Deenwood, GA	2,195	$36,645	34%
Blackshear, GA	3,546	$33,896	39%
Patterson, GA	560	$31,806	43%
Waycross, GA	14,188	$26,963	51%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dentsville, SC	14,192	$38,228	31%
New Franklin, OH	14,195	$68,161	23%
Setauket-East Setauket, NY	14,174	$131,827	138%
Greenlawn, NY	14,208	$92,070	66%
Brooklyn Park, MD	14,159	$56,136	1%
Waycross, GA	14,188	$26,963	51%

Source: The Waycross, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).