ZIP 31503 · Waycross
Who lives in ZIP code 31503 (Waycross, GA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waycross, GA · Ware County
uszips 2026
People22,468
Median age36.1
Household income$55,895
Home value$116,325
Median rent$820/mo
Poverty17.4%
College degree+12.7%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waycross, GA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 26 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,570
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 74.7% are adults.
Household income
18.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,545.
Education (adults 25+)
57.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.0%
- Never married
- 34.7%
- Divorced
- 15.8%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 3.47
- Dual-income families
- 41.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.8%
- Rent burden
- 21.9%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 3.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.8%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 14.9%
- Limited English
- 2.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.