Waynesville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 5,455 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waynesville is the 128th largest community in Missouri. Waynesville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Waynesville, where the median household income is $75,179.00.

Waynesville real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Waynesville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Waynesville. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Waynesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.54% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Waynesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Waynesville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.61% of adults in Waynesville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waynesville in 2022 was $34,992, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,968 for a family of four. However, Waynesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Waynesville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waynesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waynesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waynesville include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Waynesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.