Waynesboro is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,530 people and four associated neighborhoods, Waynesboro is the 73rd largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities, Waynesboro isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Waynesboro are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Waynesboro is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Waynesboro who work in office and administrative support (22.42%), food service (17.18%), and healthcare (7.61%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Waynesboro has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Waynesboro has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Waynesboro than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Waynesboro may be for you. Waynesboro is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Waynesboro are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.19% of adults in Waynesboro having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Waynesboro in 2022 was $19,623, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,492 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 39.29% of its population below the federal poverty line.Waynesboro is an extremely 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 English, Irish, European, Scots-Irish, and German. The most common language spoken in Waynesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
