Waycross, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 14,765. Population change since 2000: -3.6%

Males: 6,735	(45.6%)
Females: 8,030	(54.4%)

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 31501, 31502, 31503.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,304 (it was $23,399 in 2000)

Waycross:	$26,304
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,074 (it was $45,700 in 2000)

Waycross:	$70,074
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $86,172; Detached houses: $87,464; Townhouses or other attached units: $149,713; In 2-unit structures: $95,370; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,674; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,983; Mobile homes: $27,304
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Races in Waycross:

Black (53.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (43.8%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Waycross: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.3%), English (5.7%), Irish (3.8%), German (3.2%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 135 feet

Land area: 11.7 square miles.

Population density: 1263 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Waycross

High school or higher: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
Unemployed: 8.8%
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waycross city

Never married: 24.9%
Now married: 44.2%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 13.1%

288 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.9%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research there were 39 registered sex offenders living in Waycross, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Waycross to the number of sex offenders is 379 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Waycross:	0.9% ($404)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, FL (74.4 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (729.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Sunnyside, GA (1.4 miles ), Deenwood, GA (1.4 miles ), Blackshear, GA (2.9 miles ), Waresboro, GA (3.2 miles ), Hoboken, GA (3.6 miles ), Manor, GA (3.9 miles ), Dixie Union, GA (4.0 miles ), Bristol, GA (4.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 22 buildings, average cost: $59,000
1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $70,200
1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $101,600
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $85,300
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $93,000
2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $85,400
2002: 49 buildings, average cost: $61,400
2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $75,500
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $66,200
2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $66,200
2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $66,200
2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $66,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 31.21 N, Longitude: 82.35 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +6,521 (+42.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,486 (64.3%)

Area code: 912

Waycross, Georgia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -1,511 (-9.0%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Wood products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Apparel (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
Registered nurses (3%)

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Crime in Waycross by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	1	2	0	1	4	2	5	1	1
per 100,000	6.3	12.0	0.0	6.2	26.0	13.0	32.0	6.4	6.8
Rapes	14	9	7	9	10	2	4	8	5
per 100,000	88.8	54.2	44.6	56.1	65.0	13.0	25.6	51.3	33.9
Robberies	39	52	34	35	32	34	29	28	29
per 100,000	247.4	313.1	216.5	218.3	208.0	220.7	185.8	179.5	196.8
Assaults	63	62	34	38	47	48	88	84	73
per 100,000	399.7	373.3	216.5	237.0	305.5	311.5	563.9	538.6	495.3
Burglaries	220	174	146	168	188	205	196	160	166
per 100,000	1395.8	1047.6	929.8	1047.8	1221.9	1330.5	1256.0	1025.8	1126.3
Thefts	1,360	1,099	836	934	817	966	1,051	835	805
per 100,000	8628.3	6616.9	5323.8	5825.1	5310.0	6269.5	6735.0	5353.6	5462.1
Auto thefts	62	67	54	51	50	46	48	52	47
per 100,000	393.4	403.4	343.9	318.1	325.0	298.5	307.6	333.4	318.9
Arson	62	N/A	N/A	5	10	8	8	5	N/A
per 100,000	393.4	N/A	N/A	31.2	65.0	51.9	51.3	32.1	N/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	712.2	606.3	449.5	502.1	551.4	532.6	635.1	528.1	521.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 62 (52 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.52
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Waycross, Georgia

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Waycross-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the Waycross city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 2/25/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.4 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Drayton Florence - 2005 NFL player (San Diego Chargers, born: Dec 19, 1980), Fred Gibson - 2005 NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers, born: Oct 26, 1981), Pernell Roberts - (born 1928), actor.

Main business address for: ATLANTIC COAST FEDERAL CORP (SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED).

Hospital/medical center in Waycross:

SATILLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (410 DARLINGTON AV)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Waycross:

BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALMA, GA)
BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALMA, GA)
CLINCH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; HOMERVILLE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Waycross, GA

Airports and Heliports located in Waycross:

Waycross-Ware County Airport (Runways: 3, Itinerant Ops: 7,500, Local Ops: 10,000, Military Ops: 500)
Bivins Airport (Runways: 1)
Satilla Regional Medical Center Heliport

See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Waycross, GA

Local government website: www.waycrossga.com

Colleges/Universities in Waycross:

OKEFENOKEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 694; Location: 1701 CARSWELL AVE; Public)
WAYCROSS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 525; Location: 2001 S GEORGIA PKY; Public; Website: www.way.peachnet.edu)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waycross:

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 75 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 78 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 92 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)

Public high school in Waycross:

Ware County High School (Students: 1,395; Location: 700 Victory Drive; Grades: 09-12)

Private high school in Waycross:

SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 301 BRUNEL STREET; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Waycross:

Wacona Elementary School (Students: 885; Location: 3101 State Street; Grades: PK-05)
Ware County Middle School (Students: 693; Location: 2301 Cherokee Street; Grades: 06-08)
Waycross Middle School (Students: 554; Location: 700 Central Avenue; Grades: 06-08)
Ruskin Elementary School (Students: 452; Location: 3550 Valdosta Highway; Grades: KK-05)
Center Elementary School (Students: 443; Location: 2114 Dorothy Street; Grades: KK-05)
Waresboro Elementary School (Students: 393; Location: 3379 West Church Street; Grades: KK-05)
Williams Heights Elementary School (Students: 392; Location: 705 Dewey Street; Grades: KK-05)
Memorial Drive Elementary School (Students: 357; Location: 2580 Ambrose Street; Grades: KK-05)

Private elementary/middle school in Waycross:

WARE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 12; Location: 2351 WADLEY RD; Grades: UG - UG)

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Library in Waycross:

OKEFENOKEE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $850,015; Location: 401 LEE AVENUE; 148,943 books; 466 audio materials; 2,798 video materials; 105 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Waycross: Bonneyman (A), Waycross Public Library (B), Waycross City Hall (C), Baptist Village Nursing Home (D), Ware County Courthouse (E), Riverside Nursing Home (F), Ware County Jail (G), Ware Manor Nursing Home (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Hatcher Point Mall Shopping Center (1), Satilla Square Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Waycross include: Westside Assembly of God Church (A), Albany Avenue Baptist Church (B), Whitehall Free Will Baptist Church (C), Antioch Baptist Church (D), Zion Rest Primitive Baptist Church (E), Austin Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (F), Trinity Methodist Church (G), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (H), Calvary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lott Cemetery (1), Oakland Cemetery (2), Hazzard Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bailey Branch (A), Caney Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Waycross include: Waycross Historic District (1), Folks Park (2), Memorial Stadium (3), Monroe Park (4), Newton Field (5), Voight Field (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Waycross Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Okefenokee Heritage Ctr (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1460 N Augusta Ave) (1), Cyberstation (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2215 Memorial Drive) (2), Kirkland's Lake Skating Rinks (Amusement & Theme Parks; 4485 Jamestown Road) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Bel Air Motel (3022 Memorial Drive) (1), Day's Inn (2016 Memorial Drive) (2), Almar Motel (2188 Memorial Drive) (3), Comfort Inn Waycross (1903 Memorial Drive) (4), Days Inn Waycross GA (2016 Memorial Drive) (5), Hampton Inn Waycross (1720 Brunswick Highway) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Ware County - Judges- Judge Of Juvenile Court- Judge M C Pritchard (801 Grove Avenue) (1), Ware County - Judges- Judge Of Probate Court- Judge Calvin Bennett (800 Church Street) (2), Ware County Government - Judges Of Superior Court- Judge Dwayne H Gi (Coffee County Courth) (3), Ware County - Judges- Judges Of Superior Court- Judge Michael P Boggs (800 Church Street) (4), Ware County Government - Magistrate Court- Criminal Division (201 State Street) (5), Ware County Government - Magistrate Court- Civil Division (201 State Street) (6), Ware County Government - Judges Of Superior Court- Judge Stephen L Jac (Pierce County Courth) (7), U S Government - Clerk U S District Court (601 Tebeau Street) (8), Ware County Government - Clerk Of Superior Court (800 Church Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Waycross and their reported violations in the past:

BAPTIST VILLAGE (Population served: 313, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-17-2002), St Public Notif received (AUG-13-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005)

2 minor monitoring violations

FRIENDLY EXPRESS # 77 (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

OKEFENOKEE SWAMP ASSOC. INC. (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

FLASH FOODS #191 (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-1999)

6 routine major monitoring violations

4 regular monitoring violations

FRIENDLY EXPRESS #42 (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-1997), St Public Notif received (AUG-22-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

3 regular monitoring violations

FRIENDLY EXPRESS #51 (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2001 and MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-18-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-2001)

2 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

FRIENDLY EXPRESS #53 (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 regular monitoring violations

FRIENDLY EXPRESS #57 (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

5 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.4%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	30.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Waycross, GA

People in group quarters in Waycross

535 people in nursing homes
183 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
76 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
34 people in halfway houses
26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7 people in homes for the mentally ill

Waycross compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with most branches in Waycross (2009 data):

The Heritage Bank: Waycross Branch at 2425 Memorial Drive, branch established on 2005-09-12; Waycross Branch at 810 Plant Avenue, branch established on 1933-01-01. Info updated 2008-07-08: Bank assets: $768.9 mil, Deposits: $629.0 mil, headquarters in Hinesville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Liberty Shares, Inc.
SunTrust Bank: Satilla Square Branch at 1807 Knight Avenue, branch established on 1999-03-15. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Waycross Main Branch at 500 Albany Avenue, branch established on 1995-03-24. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
PrimeSouth Bank: Psb Waycross Branch at 530 Memorial Drive, branch established on 1997-08-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $409.0 mil, Deposits: $359.1 mil, headquarters in Blackshear, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Jones Bancshares, L.P.
Bank of America, National Association: Waycross Main Office Branch at 401 Carswell Avenue, branch established on 1956-06-11. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
The Patterson Bank: Waycross Branch at 930 Memorial Drive, branch established on 2006-11-15. Info updated 2008-07-30: Bank assets: $162.6 mil, Deposits: $138.8 mil, headquarters in Patterson, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Patterson Bankshares, Inc.
Atlantic Coast Bank: at 505 Haines Avenue, branch established on 1939-03-27. Info updated 2006-08-07: Bank assets: $993.0 mil, Deposits: $626.6 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization
United Community Bank: Waycross Branch at 1010 Plant Avenue, branch established on 1988-06-30. Info updated 2008-02-13: Bank assets: $8,574.5 mil, Deposits: $7,051.3 mil, headquarters in Blairsville, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 107 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
Waycross Bank & Trust: at 501 Tebeau Street, branch established on 1988-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $110.1 mil, Deposits: $96.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Wb&T Bankshares, Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Waycross, Georgia

Holiday Inn Waycross, 1725 Memorial Dr, Waycross, GA 31501, Phone: (912) 283-4490
Pinecrest Motel Waycross, 1761 Memorial Dr, Waycross, GA 31501, Phone: (912) 283-3580
Jameson Inn Waycross, 950 City Blvd, Waycross, GA 31501, Phone: (912) 283-3800
Hampton Inn, 1720 Brunswick Hwy, Waycross, GA 31501, Phone: (912) 285-5515, Fax: (912) 285-1515
Comfort Inn, 1903 Memorial Dr, Waycross, GA 31501, Phone: (912) 283-3300, Fax: (912) 287-1999
Best Western Bradbury Inn & Suites, 2570 Memorial Dr, Waycross, GA 31503, Phone: (912) 284-0095, Fax: (912) 283-0091

See all 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Waycross, Georgia

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Waycross mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Ware County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (47%) Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religon statistics for Waycross

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Catholic Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents	54.8%	18.5%	5.8%	3.5%	2.0%
Congregations	31.5%	16.4%	11.0%	1.4%	5.5%

Name	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God of Prophecy	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.9%	1.8%	1.6%	8.2%
Congregations	5.5%	1.4%	1.4%	8.2%	17.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	13	$31,946	$29,489	0	$0
Other Government Administration	11	$23,778	$25,940	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	58	$164,932	$34,124	0	$0
Police - Other	11	$18,181	$19,834	0	$0
Firefighters	49	$152,518	$37,351	0	$0
Streets and Highways	14	$30,044	$25,752	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	21	$42,500	$24,286	0	$0
Housing and Community Development(Local)	6	$16,018	$32,036	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	7	$20,541	$35,213	0	$0
Totals for Government	190	$500,458	$31,608	0	$0

Waycross government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $1,648,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,456,000

All Other: $212,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $1,126,000
Sewerage: $751,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,347,000
Water Utilities: $2,298,000

Fire Protection: $2,125,000

Regular Highways: $1,686,000

Sewerage: $1,542,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,396,000

Central Staff Services: $630,000

Financial Administration: $604,000

General - Other: $374,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $282,000

Housing & Community Development: $233,000

Corrections - Other: $227,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $143,000

Parks & Recreation: $127,000

Libraries: $112,000

General Public Buildings: $85,000

Health Services - Other: $65,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $161,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,304,000
All Other: $255,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $15,796,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,027,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $17,941,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $883,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $727,000
Interest Earnings: $66,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $447,000
Fire Protection: $210,000

Regular Highways: $189,000

Water Utilities: $9,000

Sewerage: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $729,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,472,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $659,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000
Tax - Property: $2,514,000
Public Utilities: $957,000

NEC: $779,000

Other Selective Sales: $759,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $262,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,679,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $603,000

7.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,997 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.09%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pierce County, GA	1.25% ($25,567 average AGI)
from Brantley County, GA	0.42% ($27,043)
from Duval County, FL	0.28% ($23,906)

7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.20%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Pierce County, GA	1.54% ($36,184 average AGI)
to Brantley County, GA	0.64% ($30,861)
to Glynn County, GA	0.28% ($46,813)

Strongest AM radio stations in Waycross:

WFNS (1350 AM; 3 kW; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MARMAC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WCGA (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WOODBINE, GA; Owner: COX BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WLOP (1370 AM; 5 kW; JESUP, GA; Owner: JESUP BROADCASTING CORP.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Waycross:

WASW (91.9 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
W214BG (90.7 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
WKUB (105.1 FM; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MATTOX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WWUF (97.7 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: MATTOX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWSN (103.3 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYNR (102.5 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WWRR (100.7 FM; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WSOL-FM (101.5 FM; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WAJQ-FM (104.3 FM; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Waycross:

WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W54CW (Channel 54; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WPXC-TV (Channel 21; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: PAXSON JAX LICENSE, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Waycross fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 26
Total length: 68 meters (223ft)
Total costs: $465,000
Total average daily traffic: 176,730
Total average daily truck traffic: 130

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 1
1930-1939: 0
1940-1949: 3
1950-1959: 3
1960-1969: 7
1970-1979: 3
1980-1989: 8
1990-1999: 1

Fire: 275
Hazardous Condition: 33
Service Call: 3
Good Intent Call: 25

Incident types - Waycross

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Waycross, GA

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