CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waynesville

North Carolina · 6,819 residents · 8.94 sq mi

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Waynesville is a city of 6,819 people in North Carolina. The median age is 42.0, about 9 years above the US median. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 29%. The population has fallen 26% since 2000. The typical home is worth $56,700. Median household income is $18,866, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,819

−26%vs 2000

vs 9,232 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 44.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.94 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(372)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(345)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(456)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(443)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(833)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(836)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.1%(959)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(810)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.3%(905)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(348)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(133)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,866

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,296 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,502

−30%vs 2000

vs $17,821 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.4%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,700

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $432 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

38.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(8,611)

Black3.3%(306)

Hispanic / Latino2%(186)

Asian0.2%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(6,587)

Black3%(207)

Hispanic / Latino0%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(308)

Central American2%(209)

Guatemalan1.8%(191)

South American0.8%(81)

Colombian0.5%(57)

Puerto Rican0.5%(50)

Venezuelan0.2%(24)

Salvadoran0.2%(18)

Cuban0.1%(12)

Dominican0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(15)

Filipino0.1%(6)

Korean0%(3)

Malaysian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

English21.3%(2,233)

Irish12.2%(1,278)

German11.1%(1,170)

American8.4%(884)

Scotch-Irish5.9%(616)

Scottish5%(521)

French3.7%(391)

Italian3.5%(371)

Polish3.2%(333)

Welsh2.2%(228)

Dutch0.9%(96)

Swedish0.5%(54)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.3%(35)

Norwegian0.3%(35)

Portuguese0.3%(35)

Danish0.3%(27)

Latvian0.3%(27)

Armenian0.2%(25)

Belgian0.2%(24)

British0.2%(24)

Moroccan0.2%(22)

Subsaharan African0.2%(22)

Greek0.2%(19)

West Indian0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Russian0.1%(13)

Canadian0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(8)

Jamaican0.1%(7)

Lebanese0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.3%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married33.5%(1,459)

Married46.5%(2,024)

Widowed6.8%(295)

Divorced13.2%(577)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(1,219)

Married42.1%(2,010)

Widowed14.4%(690)

Divorced18%(859)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.3%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.5%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% 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)22.7%(206)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(189)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.8%(498)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 908 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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