CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waynesville

Missouri · 3,207 residents · 7.15 sq mi

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Waynesville is home to 3,207 people in Missouri. The typical home is worth $59,400. Renters pay $314 a month at the median. The average commute runs 17 minutes. The poverty rate is 9.3%, under the national 13.2%. Median household income is $24,716, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,207

−9%vs 2000

vs 3,507 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(185)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(227)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(286)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(297)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(197)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(481)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(500)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(363)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(307)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(204)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(132)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,716

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,178

−42%vs 2000

vs $19,117 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,400

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$314

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $435 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

39.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.2%(2,744)

Black10.9%(381)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(109)

Asian2.7%(95)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.2%(2,699)

Black9.2%(294)

Hispanic / Latino3%(97)

Asian4.5%(145)

Other2.2%(69)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.1%(550)

Central American2%(107)

Panamanian1.6%(86)

Salvadoran0.4%(21)

Cuban0.3%(14)

Puerto Rican0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Korean1.1%(60)

Japanese1%(55)

Okinawan0.8%(44)

Ancestry

German19%(1,032)

Italian11.9%(647)

English10.9%(595)

Irish7.4%(401)

Polish6.1%(334)

American5.5%(302)

Scotch-Irish3%(163)

Swedish2.7%(147)

Dutch2.2%(122)

West Indian2.1%(116)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian2.1%(116)

Czech1.8%(96)

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Norwegian1.8%(96)

British1.3%(70)

Canadian1.1%(60)

Australian0.9%(49)

Austrian0.9%(49)

Scottish0.9%(47)

Swiss0.5%(26)

Arab0.3%(18)

Lebanese0.3%(18)

Romanian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.1%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.2%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 11.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married20.8%(467)

Married63.7%(1,428)

Widowed1.6%(35)

Divorced13.9%(312)

Women 15+

Never married12.3%(243)

Married64.1%(1,264)

Widowed13.9%(275)

Divorced9.7%(191)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 3.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

+9.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.2%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.5%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

13.8%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.6%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 78.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.7%

+14.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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