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Waynesville, NC
Demographic Data




Waynesville Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Waynesville Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

10,620

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.3%
5 - 17:
13.9%
18 - 24:
6.6%
25 - 34:
11.3%
35 - 54:
23.9%
55 - 64:
13.7%
Over 65 Years:
26.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.3%
2.3%
86.9%
86.9%
31.8%
31.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Waynesville
USA
$34,653
$34,653
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Waynesville
USA
$44,920
$44,920
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Real estate
Construction
Arts
Public Service
Other
16.4%
16.4%
12.9%
12.9%
12.7%
12.7%
11.0%
11.0%
8.3%
8.3%
8.2%
8.2%
6.4%
6.4%
5.2%
5.2%
5.1%
5.1%
4.5%
4.5%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
90.6%
90.6%
4.4%
4.4%
2.8%
2.8%
1.7%
1.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
French
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Italian
Polish
Dutch
Welsh
Russian
European
British
Swedish
Hungarian
Scandinavian
Belgian
Latvian
Moroccan
Canadian
17.5%
17.5%
10.3%
10.3%
10.3%
10.3%
4.7%
4.7%
4.3%
4.3%
4.0%
4.0%
3.1%
3.1%
2.4%
2.4%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
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0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Langs. of India
French
Russian
Pacific Island languages
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Vietnamese
Arabic
Native American languages
Portuguese
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
96.1%
96.1%
2.6%
2.6%
1.2%
1.2%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Waynesville Residents

3.8%


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