Waynesburg is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,590 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waynesburg is the 85th largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Waynesburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.45% of the Waynesburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Waynesburg is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waynesburg who work in office and administrative support (12.49%), teaching (11.38%), and healthcare (8.47%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.62% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Waynesburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Waynesburg 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. Waynesburg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Waynesburg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Waynesburg may be for you. In Waynesburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Waynesburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.30% of adults in Waynesburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Waynesburg in 2022 was $23,368, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,472 for a family of four. However, Waynesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Waynesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waynesburg residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Waynesburg include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Waynesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
