City safety & data profile

WaynesboroVA

Waynesboro, VA is a 21K-resident city in Waynesboro city with a median household income of $59,994.

Waynesboro city, Virginia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Waynesboro, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Waynesboro has a population larger than 48% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $245,500.

Data updated 2026-09-05

21K
Population (place)
Bottom 49%
By size
$59,994
Median income (place)
$245,500
Median home (place)
11.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Waynesboro

Waynesboro posts a median household income higher than 22% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 23%
by median income, US cities

Where Waynesboro income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$59,994 Bottom 22% higher than 22% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Waynesboro $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in VA

Population among 102 VA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Virginia Beach is the largest VA city on this list; Great Falls leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in VA

Median household income among the same 102-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Great Falls posts the highest place-level median income in VA; Virginia Beach is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Waynesboro, VA beyond the headline numbers

Waynesboro sits inside Waynesboro city, Virginia, at roughly 38.07°N, -78.89°W. Population 21,491, $59,994 median household income. Median home value $245,500, median rent $1,020. Poverty rate 11.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Waynesboro, VA stands at 11.2%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Waynesboro runs about 4.1 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 10.3% of Waynesboro workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 7.5% in Waynesboro, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Waynesboro workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Waynesboro from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
21,491
Waynesboro · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$59,994
-33% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$245,500
-41% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Waynesboro city): Waynesboro's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
23K+8%
Median Income
$59,994+34%
Median Home Value
$245,500+48%
Poverty Rate
11.2%-44%
Unemployment
5.1%-40%

Economics

Economics indicators for Waynesboro, VA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,020/mo
Poverty Rate
11.2% -10% vs avg
Unemployment 5.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 25.7%
Work From Home 10.3%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 74%
African American 11.9%
Asian 1.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
38.6%
High Blood Pressure
38.5%
Short Sleep Duration
37.1%
Physical Inactivity
28%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.9%
Current Smoking
15.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.4%
Binge Drinking
14.1%
Diabetes
13.7%
Current Asthma
11.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.7%
Annual Checkup 78.9%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
10.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.5%
Stroke
4%

What alerts and safety updates affect Waynesboro?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Waynesboro right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet VA-WAYNESBORO-VA · Waynesboro

Waynesboro: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Waynesboro; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Virginia state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Waynesboro, VA? ▼
Waynesboro, VA has a population of 21,491 people, located in Waynesboro city, Virginia.
What is the median household income in Waynesboro? ▼
The median household income in Waynesboro, VA is $59,994 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.2%.
What is the median home value in Waynesboro? ▼
The median home value in Waynesboro, VA is $245,500. Median rent is $1,020/month.
What are the top health concerns in Waynesboro? ▼
The top health indicators in Waynesboro include Obesity (38.6%), High Blood Pressure (38.5%), Short Sleep Duration (37.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Waynesboro? ▼
The median age in Waynesboro, VA is 38.3 years. 25.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Waynesboro, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside VA (11.2% here).

San Francisco, CA 11.2% Denver, CO 11.2% Manchester, NH 11.2% Davie, FL 11.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside VA ($59,994 here).

Huntington Park, CA $59,996 Comstock Park, MI $59,984 Herrin, IL $59,975 Ravenna, OH $59,971

Compare Waynesboro with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Staunton, VA 24K Harrisonburg, VA 53K Charlottesville, VA 47K Madison Heights, VA 11K Lynchburg, VA 80K West Lynchburg, VA 66K Timberlake, VA 12K Culpeper, VA 18K
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Using Waynesboro's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Waynesboro area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Waynesboro against Virginia peers on any ranking lens. Explore Virginia

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Waynesboro city) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.