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Waynesville, NC
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Waynesville profile


Living in Waynesville



Waynesville is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 10,620 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Waynesville is the 96th largest community in North Carolina.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.99% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small town, Waynesville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Waynesville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.80% of adults in Waynesville have a college degree.

The per capita income in Waynesville in 2018 was $34,653, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,612 for a family of four. However, Waynesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Waynesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waynesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waynesville include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Waynesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.