CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waynesburg

Ohio · 1,057 residents · 0.49 sq mi

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Waynesburg is a city of 1,057 people in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,800. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 27%. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Median rent is $296 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,057

+5%vs 2000

vs 1,003 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.49 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(81)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(78)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(80)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(67)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(160)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(140)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(100)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(91)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(105)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(57)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,972

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,125 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,998

−40%vs 2000

vs $14,996 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,800

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $456 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(950)

Black2.9%(29)

Hispanic / Latino1%(10)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(1,006)

Black3.8%(40)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(25)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0.9%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(3)

Spaniard0.3%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(7)

Ancestry

German37.9%(392)

Italian19.3%(200)

French10.1%(105)

Irish9%(93)

English7.6%(79)

Subsaharan African3.2%(33)

American3.1%(32)

Scottish2.7%(28)

Dutch1.7%(18)

Polish0.9%(9)

Swiss0.8%(8)

Belgian0.6%(6)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(3)

Hungarian0.2%(2)

Romanian0.2%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

Serbian0.1%(1)

Welsh0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married42.5%(176)

Married39.6%(164)

Widowed2.2%(9)

Divorced15.7%(65)

Women 15+

Never married39.8%(163)

Married38.3%(157)

Widowed17.8%(73)

Divorced4.1%(17)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.1%

+5.9 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.8%

−15.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.3%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.3%

−15.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

+12.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% 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)36.5%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.8%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.5%(19)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 52 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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