Scott County vs Waynesboro city

A side-by-side comparison of Scott County and Waynesboro city: population, income, housing, and more.

Scott County and Waynesboro city are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waynesboro city has the higher population (22,574 vs 21,504 in Scott County). Waynesboro city has the higher median household income ($56,364 vs $45,136 in Scott County). Waynesboro city has the higher median home value ($236,600 vs $122,300 in Scott County).

Population, income & housing

	Scott County	Waynesboro city
Population	21,504	22,574
Median age	47.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,136	$56,364
Median home value	$122,300	$236,600
Median gross rent	$665	$972
Housing units	11,776	10,395
Homeownership rate	78.3%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scott County	Waynesboro city
Population	21,902 → 21,504 (-1.8%)	22,140 → 22,574 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$39,820 → $45,136 (+13.4%)	$45,011 → $56,364 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$94,800 → $122,300 (+29.0%)	$174,100 → $236,600 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $665 (+18.1%)	$821 → $972 (+18.4%)

Scott County

Population

21,90221,504

Median household income

$39,820$45,136

Median home value

$94,800$122,300

Median gross rent

$563$665

Waynesboro city

Population

22,14022,574

Median household income

$45,011$56,364

Median home value

$174,100$236,600

Median gross rent

$821$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scott County	Waynesboro city
Under 5	3.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.6%
75 and over	11.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scott County	Waynesboro city
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	72.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scott County	Waynesboro city
No high school diploma	16.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scott County	Waynesboro city
Drove alone	87.1%	75.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	11.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.9%
Other means	0.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scott County	Waynesboro city
1-unit, detached	75.5%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	13.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	19.9%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Scott County	Waynesboro city
Poverty rate	18.0%	11.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1974	1969