44.31% White, 53.51% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population. There were 6,094 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.3% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. Individuals made up 34.9% of all households, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $23,399, and the median income for a family was $28,712. Males had a median income of $24,865 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,468. About 24.8% of families and 30.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.9% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over. Education Ware County School District The Ware County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of a pre-school, six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The district has 431 full-time teachers and over 6,370 students. Private education Southside Christian School Discovery Montessori School Higher education South Georgia State College - Waycross campus Coastal Pines Technical College - Waycross campus Notable people Johnny Archer — professional pool player, "The Scorpion" Michael P. Boggs — Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and former judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals. Stanley Booth — author, journalist, music critic Billy Carter — brother of former President Jimmy Carter, promoter of Billy Beer Sonora Webster Carver — first woman horse diver Ossie Davis — actor, writer, director, producer, Kennedy Center Honors award recipient, was born in Clinch County Nikki DeLoach — former member of The New Mickey Mouse Club, the girl group , and actress on the television