2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Waycross, GA vs Covington, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Covington, is 41% more than it is in Waycross and is 57% below the National Average.
- Waycross unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Covington unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Waycross, GACovington, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.5%45.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,882$26,268$37,638
 Household Income$31,151$43,881$69,021
 Family Median Income$36,889$54,615$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Waycross, GACovington, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K24.0%10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%2.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K19.1%18.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%14.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.3%6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.5%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.4%13.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K5.2%15.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.6%0.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.1%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Waycross, GACovington, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%12.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.0%5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%7.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.3%3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%5.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.3%0.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%0.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%2.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.8%27.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%9.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.8%16.1%13.1%
Reviews for Waycross    3 Reviews

Over 5 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 10 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 Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 14 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  More

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