Chambersburg vs Waynesboro

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

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

Chambersburg has the higher population (22,051 vs 11,044 in Waynesboro). Waynesboro has the higher median household income ($58,311 vs $56,177 in Chambersburg). Chambersburg has the higher median home value ($196,200 vs $180,400 in Waynesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Chambersburg	Waynesboro
Population	22,051	11,044
Median age	41.2 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,177	$58,311
Median home value	$196,200	$180,400
Median gross rent	$1,088	$1,027
Housing units	10,105	5,032
Homeownership rate	43.4%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chambersburg	Waynesboro
Population	20,832 → 22,051 (+5.9%)	10,860 → 11,044 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$49,023 → $56,177 (+14.6%)	$43,557 → $58,311 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$154,700 → $196,200 (+26.8%)	$142,600 → $180,400 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $1,088 (+32.7%)	$794 → $1,027 (+29.3%)

Chambersburg

Population

20,83222,051

Median household income

$49,023$56,177

Median home value

$154,700$196,200

Median gross rent

$820$1,088

Waynesboro

Population

10,86011,044

Median household income

$43,557$58,311

Median home value

$142,600$180,400

Median gross rent

$794$1,027

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chambersburg	Waynesboro
Under 5	4.6%	2.5%
5 to 17	15.6%	23.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.1%
75 and over	9.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chambersburg	Waynesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	83.4%
Black or African American	9.1%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chambersburg	Waynesboro
No high school diploma	10.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	45.1%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chambersburg	Waynesboro
Drove alone	76.6%	84.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	4.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	5.7%
Other means	3.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chambersburg	Waynesboro
1-unit, detached	42.0%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	28.1%	21.4%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	20.0%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	10.9%
20 or more units	5.5%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Chambersburg	Waynesboro
Poverty rate	11.7%	9.2%
Average household size	2.19	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1963	1959