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Augusta, GA vs Waycross, GA

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- Waycross is 0% more densely populated than Augusta.
- People are 15.4% less likely to be married in Waycross.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years older in Waycross.
 Augusta, GAWaycross, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,898329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 2010196,388  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock15,333285,036,114
 Population - 1990186,678  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-12.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,170.693.4
 Land Area302.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Augusta, GAWaycross, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock11.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Augusta, GAWaycross, GAUnited States
 White32.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock57.1%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Augusta, GAWaycross, GAUnited States
 Married Population35.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.2%50.2%
 Never Married45.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.552.60
 Households72,133  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock25.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,610  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock38.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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Reviews for Waycross    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have a different perspective of living here. I moved her from a large city and I appreciate the fact that I have no commute, the cost of living is very low and the  More

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One time in Waycross and will never visit this God forsaken town again. Cops are high school (22-24yr old) bullies that make up lies and harass rather than serve and  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was born and raised here in the heart of the good ole south in Waycross, Ga. Not much has changed except for the number of meth labs, drugs in general, thugs and  More

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