Nahunta vs Waynesville

A side-by-side comparison of Nahunta and Waynesville: population, income, housing, and more.

Nahunta and Waynesville are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nahunta has the higher population (1,168 vs 979 in Waynesville). Waynesville has the higher median household income ($62,702 vs $33,934 in Nahunta). Waynesville has the higher median home value ($172,200 vs $52,200 in Nahunta).

Population, income & housing

	Nahunta	Waynesville
Population	1,168	979
Median age	40.1 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,934	$62,702
Median home value	$52,200	$172,200
Median gross rent	$726	—
Housing units	419	238
Homeownership rate	62.8%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nahunta	Waynesville
Population	893 → 1,168 (+30.8%)	728 → 979 (+34.5%)
Median household income	$22,647 → $33,934 (+49.8%)	$60,991 → $62,702 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$59,800 → $52,200 (-12.7%)	$150,200 → $172,200 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $726 (+21.0%)	—

Nahunta

Population

8931,168

Median household income

$22,647$33,934

Median home value

$59,800$52,200

Median gross rent

$600$726

Waynesville

Population

728979

Median household income

$60,991$62,702

Median home value

$150,200$172,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nahunta	Waynesville
Under 5	0.0%	13.2%
5 to 17	23.2%	12.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	26.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	2.8%
55 to 64	11.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	4.2%
75 and over	4.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nahunta	Waynesville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nahunta	Waynesville
No high school diploma	22.1%	18.1%
High school graduate	43.4%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nahunta	Waynesville
Drove alone	80.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	15.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nahunta	Waynesville
1-unit, detached	52.7%	20.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.1%	79.8%

Poverty & households

	Nahunta	Waynesville
Poverty rate	30.7%	38.5%
Average household size	2.86	4.66
Mean commute (minutes)	32	—
Median year structure built	1977	1986