Waynesville vs West Canton

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

Waynesville and West Canton are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waynesville has the higher population (10,408 vs 1,369 in West Canton). Waynesville has the higher median household income ($50,554 vs $35,583 in West Canton). Waynesville has the higher median home value ($254,800 vs $190,200 in West Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Waynesville	West Canton
Population	10,408	1,369
Median age	47.4 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,554	$35,583
Median home value	$254,800	$190,200
Median gross rent	$1,105	$1,129
Housing units	5,866	649
Homeownership rate	58.2%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waynesville	West Canton
Population	9,965 → 10,408 (+4.4%)	1,256 → 1,369 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$42,796 → $50,554 (+18.1%)	$48,289 → $35,583 (-26.3%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $254,800 (+57.5%)	$139,100 → $190,200 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,105 (+35.7%)	$708 → $1,129 (+59.5%)

Waynesville

Population

9,96510,408

Median household income

$42,796$50,554

Median home value

$161,800$254,800

Median gross rent

$814$1,105

West Canton

Population

1,2561,369

Median household income

$48,289$35,583

Median home value

$139,100$190,200

Median gross rent

$708$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waynesville	West Canton
Under 5	3.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	12.3%	11.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	17.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	9.9%
65 to 74	15.2%	17.5%
75 and over	11.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waynesville	West Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waynesville	West Canton
No high school diploma	12.9%	7.9%
High school graduate	25.5%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waynesville	West Canton
Drove alone	68.4%	90.3%
Carpooled	15.9%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	5.3%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waynesville	West Canton
1-unit, detached	58.2%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Waynesville	West Canton
Poverty rate	15.3%	9.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1975	1977