Waynesboro is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,635 people and four associated neighborhoods, Waynesboro is the 137th largest community in Georgia.When you are in Waynesboro, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.28% of Waynesboro’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Waynesboro is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waynesboro who work in sales jobs (12.46%), healthcare suport services (9.13%), and teaching (7.60%). Being a small city, Waynesboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Waynesboro are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.29% of adults in Waynesboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Waynesboro in 2022 was $18,132, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,528 for a family of four. However, Waynesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Waynesboro also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.11% of its population below the federal poverty line.Waynesboro is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waynesboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waynesboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Waynesboro include Irish, German, English, French, and Northern European. The most common language spoken in Waynesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
