Waynesboro

Population: 4,552
Median household income: $30,910
Median home value: $84,400

Waynesboro, a community in Wayne County, Mississippi, has 4,552 residents. The median household income of $30,910 is below the Wayne County median ($36,791).

Between 2019 and 2023, Waynesboro's population declined 6.4% from 4,863 to 4,552, while its median home value fell 1.1% from $85,300 to $84,400.

Households average 2.56 people. The median gross rent is $810.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,552
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $30,910
Median home value: $84,400
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 2,163
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8634,552

Median household income

$26,773$30,910

Median home value

$85,300$84,400

Median gross rent

$505$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,863	$26,773	$85,300	$505
2020	4,882	$19,482	$68,300	$477
2021	4,599	$22,450	$73,000	$650
2022	4,576	$24,779	$85,200	$709
2023	4,552	$30,910	$84,400	$810

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	408	9.0%
5 to 17	837	18.4%
18 to 24	329	7.2%
25 to 34	588	12.9%
35 to 44	474	10.4%
45 to 54	677	14.9%
55 to 64	377	8.3%
65 to 74	647	14.2%
75 and over	215	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,460	32.1%
Black or African American	2,784	61.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	268	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	668	22.4%
High school graduate	923	31.0%
Some college or associate's	748	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	376	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	263	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,186	90.7%
Carpooled	53	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	682	55.0%
15 to 29 min	162	13.1%
30 to 44 min	102	8.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	293	23.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 34.6% (1,552 of 4,481)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,273	73.3%
Nonfamily households	464	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,737	80.3%
Vacant	426	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,367	78.7%
Renter-occupied	370	21.3%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,616	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	53	2.5%
5 to 19 units	186	8.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	308	14.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2878360
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.6776, -88.6338