CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waynesboro

Virginia · 18,549 residents · 15.0 sq mi

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With 18,549 people, Waynesboro is a city in Virginia. The median age is 36.5, about 4 years above the US median. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 20%. The average commute runs 15 minutes. The typical home is worth $68,300. The median household earns $26,668, about 11% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,549

−5%vs 2000

vs 19,520 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,258)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,238)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(1,052)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,241)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(1,173)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(2,915)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(2,410)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(2,136)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(2,001)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(1,926)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(990)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(209)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,668

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,686 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,469

−25%vs 2000

vs $17,932 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,300

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$374

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $469 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.3%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.2% in 2000

37.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.5%(16,492)

Black9.9%(1,935)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(643)

Asian0.6%(112)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(16,538)

Black9.6%(1,789)

Hispanic / Latino1%(188)

Asian0.5%(95)

Other0.7%(127)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.2%(1,183)

Central American2.2%(496)

Salvadoran2%(453)

Puerto Rican1%(217)

South American0.9%(195)

Venezuelan0.6%(146)

Colombian0.2%(49)

Honduran0.2%(43)

Dominican0.1%(23)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.6%(367)

Filipino0.2%(48)

Japanese0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German13.7%(3,132)

English13%(2,977)

Irish12.6%(2,873)

Italian4.6%(1,056)

American3%(685)

Scottish3%(674)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(328)

French1.4%(309)

Dutch1%(219)

Polish0.9%(197)

Welsh0.9%(197)

Swedish0.6%(142)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.6%(135)

Portuguese0.4%(102)

Hungarian0.2%(56)

Slovak0.2%(49)

West Indian0.2%(45)

Jamaican0.2%(45)

Swiss0.2%(39)

Canadian0.1%(34)

Greek0.1%(33)

French Canadian0.1%(28)

Russian0.1%(28)

British0.1%(26)

Czech0.1%(15)

Israeli0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0%(11)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Latvian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.2%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.4 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married36.6%(3,230)

Married47.3%(4,176)

Widowed4%(350)

Divorced12.2%(1,078)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(2,951)

Married43.4%(4,257)

Widowed9.2%(906)

Divorced17.2%(1,687)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.2%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.6%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% 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)24.4%(311)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(391)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(486)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.4%(31)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,277 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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