Waynesboro is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,534 people and four associated neighborhoods, Waynesboro is the 73rd largest community in Mississippi.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Waynesboro is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.75% of the Waynesboro workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Waynesboro is a city of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waynesboro who work in sales jobs (10.32%), food service (9.71%), and office and administrative support (9.48%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Waynesboro has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Waynesboro a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Waynesboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Waynesboro overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Waynesboro, 21.46% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Waynesboro in 2022 was $26,455, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,820 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 34.64% 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 Irish, Russian, British, German, and English. The most common language spoken in Waynesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
