Wayne Heights vs Waynesboro

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

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

Waynesboro has the higher population (11,044 vs 3,496 in Wayne Heights). Wayne Heights has the higher median household income ($88,450 vs $58,311 in Waynesboro). Wayne Heights has the higher median home value ($256,300 vs $180,400 in Waynesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Wayne Heights	Waynesboro
Population	3,496	11,044
Median age	40.7 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$88,450	$58,311
Median home value	$256,300	$180,400
Median gross rent	$1,163	$1,027
Housing units	1,405	5,032
Homeownership rate	71.0%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wayne Heights	Waynesboro
Population	2,616 → 3,496 (+33.6%)	10,860 → 11,044 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$66,620 → $88,450 (+32.8%)	$43,557 → $58,311 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$206,600 → $256,300 (+24.1%)	$142,600 → $180,400 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$936 → $1,163 (+24.3%)	$794 → $1,027 (+29.3%)

Wayne Heights

Population

2,6163,496

Median household income

$66,620$88,450

Median home value

$206,600$256,300

Median gross rent

$936$1,163

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)

	Wayne Heights	Waynesboro
Under 5	3.6%	2.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	23.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	16.5%
45 to 54	17.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	4.9%	8.1%
75 and over	8.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wayne Heights	Waynesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	83.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wayne Heights	Waynesboro
No high school diploma	1.9%	7.4%
High school graduate	41.0%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wayne Heights	Waynesboro
Drove alone	83.7%	84.6%
Carpooled	6.3%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	5.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wayne Heights	Waynesboro
1-unit, detached	66.0%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	22.2%	21.4%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	20.0%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Wayne Heights	Waynesboro
Poverty rate	3.4%	9.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1992	1959