ZIP 31501 · Waycross
Who lives in ZIP code 31501 (Waycross, GA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waycross, GA · Ware County
uszips 2026
People13,511
Median age39.2
Household income$37,314
Home value$121,177
Median rent$741/mo
Poverty28.3%
College degree+17.2%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waycross, GA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 435 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,501
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.5% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
11.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,985.
Education (adults 25+)
32.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.4%
- Never married
- 40.3%
- Divorced
- 18.5%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 3.52
- Dual-income families
- 30.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 52.5%
- Rent burden
- 44.6%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.8%
- Unemployment
- 10.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.5%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 19.3%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.