Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Waynesboro is worth considering.
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 21.46% of adults in Waynesboro having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
