Waynesburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The town 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, Waynesburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Waynesburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Waynesburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.31 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Waynesburg have a very low rate of college education: just 9.11% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Waynesburg in 2022 was $27,320, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,280 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, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Waynesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
