Waynesboro is a city of 5,644 people in Georgia. Owners hold 29% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 29.1. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 46%. The poverty rate is 26.0%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,620, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Waynesboro
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants58.3% → 29.4%(−28.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.7% → 11.9%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate34.3% → 26.0%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Waynesboro's population equals 23% of Burke County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 44% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 13% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16%(50)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.2%(179)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.3%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 313 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Waynesboro, decade by decade
Waynesboro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,701
$41,706
$108,723
15.7%
61.4
2000
5,813
$37,063
$105,838
13.1%
60.9
2010
5,766
$40,595
$125,443
14.9%
54.5
2020
5,799
$48,806
$136,597
19.6%
59.8
2024
5,644
$41,620
$161,500
11.9%
64.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
