Waycross, Georgia Micropolitan Area
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The Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area ( μSA), as defined by the
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, is an area consisting of two counties in
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, anchored by the city of Waycross. As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 51,119 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 54,494).


Counties

* Pierce *
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Communities

*Incorporated places ** Blackshear ** Offerman ** Patterson ** Waycross (Principal city) *Census-designated places (''Note: All
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s are unincorporated'') ** Deenwood ** Sunnyside *Unincorporated places **
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** Dixie Union ** Hacklebarney ** Manor ** Mershon ** Millwood ** Otter Creek **
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** Sandy Bottom ** Walkerville ** Waresboro


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 51,119 people, 19,433 households, and 13,735 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 74.93%
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, 22.78%
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, 0.20% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.04%
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, 0.98% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.04% of the population. The median income for a household in the μSA was $29,128, and the median income for a family was $35,138. Males had a median income of $27,621 versus $20,098 for females. The
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for the μSA was $14,307.


See also

*
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References

{{Georgia (U.S. state) Geography of Ware County, Georgia Geography of Pierce County, Georgia