Waynesboro city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,574
Median household income: $56,364
Median home value: $236,600

Home to 22,574 residents, Waynesboro city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $56,364 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waynesboro city's population grew 2.0% from 22,140 to 22,574, while its median household income rose 25.2% from $45,011 to $56,364.

75.7% of workers drive to work alone. 69.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,574
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $56,364
Median home value: $236,600
Median gross rent: $972
Housing units: 10,395
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,14022,574

Median household income

$45,011$56,364

Median home value

$174,100$236,600

Median gross rent

$821$972

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,140	$45,011	$174,100	$821
2020	22,300	$43,480	$183,600	$790
2021	22,149	$47,238	$188,400	$860
2022	22,341	$52,519	$226,700	$909
2023	22,574	$56,364	$236,600	$972

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,496	6.6%
5 to 17	3,595	15.9%
18 to 24	1,468	6.5%
25 to 34	3,303	14.6%
35 to 44	3,165	14.0%
45 to 54	2,538	11.2%
55 to 64	3,011	13.3%
65 to 74	2,170	9.6%
75 and over	1,828	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,386	72.6%
Black or African American	2,482	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	397	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,230	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,071	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,756	11.0%
High school graduate	5,607	35.0%
Some college or associate's	4,445	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,495	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,712	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,302	75.7%
Carpooled	1,210	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	290	2.6%
Bicycle	58	0.5%
Worked from home	971	8.9%
Other means	139	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,235	32.4%
15 to 29 min	4,175	41.8%
30 to 44 min	1,639	16.4%
45 to 59 min	700	7.0%
60+ min	250	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 11.7% (2,612 of 22,318)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,348	55.6%
Nonfamily households	4,272	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,620	92.5%
Vacant	775	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,731	59.6%
Renter-occupied	3,889	40.4%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,230	69.6%
1-unit, attached	329	3.2%
2 to 4 units	888	8.5%
5 to 19 units	1,412	13.6%
20 or more units	476	4.6%
Mobile home & other	60	0.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 51820
State: Virginia
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 38.0672, -78.9014