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 percentage of adults in Waynesboro with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.71% of adults in Waynesboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Waynesboro in 2022 was $26,959, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,836 for a family of four. However, Waynesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Scots-Irish, German, Scottish, English, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Waynesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
