With 5,442 people, Waynesville is a city in Missouri. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,935 people. This skews young, with a median age of 32.4. People stay put here: 76% were in the same home a year ago. The typical home is worth $200,000, having more than doubled since 2000. 5% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,836, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Waynesville
What changed most since 1990
White share82.3% → 73.7%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate9.3% → 16.5%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population3,207 → 5,442(+70%)US over the same years: +35%
Waynesville's population equals 10% of Pulaski County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.1% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 18% 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)55.5%(591)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(369)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.8%(274)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,064 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
Waynesville, decade by decade
Waynesville 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
3,207
$59,320
$142,564
21.1%
38.9
2000
3,507
$75,143
$157,027
26.8%
46.5
2010
4,830
$66,843
$214,635
19.6%
61.1
2020
5,406
$79,153
$205,319
33.2%
63.9
2024
5,442
$56,836
$200,000
32.0%
54.4
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.
