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Waycross, GA vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas is 0% more densely populated than Waycross.
- People are 72.8% more likely to be married in Alturas.
- The Median Age is 8.4 years older in Alturas.
 Waycross, GAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,693329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.838.4
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 Population - 201014,581  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,892285,036,114
 Population - 199016,410  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-12.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-17.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock953.693.4
 Land Area11.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Waycross, GAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Waycross, GAAlturas, CAUnited States
 White35.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Waycross, GAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Married Population29.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married44.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock20.5%10.8%
 Widowed11.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households5,310  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock67880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,533  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.3%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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