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.When you are in Waynesburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.45% of Waynesburg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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%). A relatively large number of people in Waynesburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.62% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Overall, Waynesburg’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. 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. One downside of living in Waynesburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Waynesburg, the average commute to work is 34.53 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In terms of college education, the citizens of Waynesburg rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.30% of adults 25 and older in Waynesburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. 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.
