Waynesboro is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,507 people and four associated neighborhoods, Waynesboro is the 73rd largest community in Mississippi.When you are in Waynesboro, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.51% of Waynesboro’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Waynesboro is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waynesboro who work in office and administrative support (17.28%), sales jobs (7.54%), and management occupations (7.42%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.61% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Waynesboro doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Waynesboro rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.71% of adults 25 and older in Waynesboro 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 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.
