Girard vs Waynesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Girard and Waynesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waynesboro has the higher population (5,700 vs 182 in Girard). Girard has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $36,156 in Waynesboro). Waynesboro has the higher median home value ($96,000 vs $85,000 in Girard).

Population, income & housing

	Girard	Waynesboro
Population	182	5,700
Median age	36.8 yrs	28.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$36,156
Median home value	$85,000	$96,000
Median gross rent	—	$752
Housing units	109	2,502
Homeownership rate	89.6%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Girard	Waynesboro
Population	202 → 182 (-9.9%)	5,487 → 5,700 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$23,625 → $60,938 (+157.9%)	$29,408 → $36,156 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $85,000 (+36.0%)	$100,200 → $96,000 (-4.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$561 → $752 (+34.0%)

Girard

Population

202182

Median household income

$23,625$60,938

Median home value

$62,500$85,000

Waynesboro

Population

5,4875,700

Median household income

$29,408$36,156

Median home value

$100,200$96,000

Median gross rent

$561$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Girard	Waynesboro
Under 5	1.1%	9.2%
5 to 17	33.0%	22.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	24.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	4.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	6.6%	9.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.0%
75 and over	7.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Girard	Waynesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	19.0%
Black or African American	39.0%	72.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Girard	Waynesboro
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	58.3%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Girard	Waynesboro
Drove alone	100.0%	79.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Girard	Waynesboro
1-unit, detached	52.3%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	30.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	45.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Girard	Waynesboro
Poverty rate	0.5%	32.6%
Average household size	3.79	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	38	20
Median year structure built	1981	1973