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County population in July 2011: 21,065 (98% urban, 2% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,096
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,236
% of renters here:

39%
State:

39%

Land area: 15 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 1371 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Waynesboro city: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.7%), Educational,health and social services (18.8%), Retail trade (14.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Waynesboro city races chart

Races in Waynesboro city, Virginia:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (81.4%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (10.4%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (5.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Asian alone (0.9%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.5%)

Median resident age:  38.9 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Males: 9,140  (46.8%)
Females: 10,380  (53.2%)

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Average household size:
Waynesboro city:

2.3 people
Virginia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $41,546 ($32,686 in 1999)
This county:

$41546
Virginia:

$59330

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $565 (lower quartile is $432, upper quartile is $727)
This county:

$565
State:

$832


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $163,255 (it was $88,500 in 2000)
Waynesboro city:

$163,255
Virginia:

$252,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $128,820 - $206,320

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $215,571
Here:

$215,571
State:

$330,816

Townhouses or other attached units: $178,358
Here:

$178,358
State:

$310,878

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $880,079
Here:

$880,079
State:

$242,971

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,196,119
Here:

$1,196,119
State:

$270,208

Mobile homes: $63,731
Here:

$63,731
State:

$37,843
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,752
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $283

Institutionalized population: 242

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 50 buildings, average cost: $122,100
  • 2001: 72 buildings, average cost: $81,500
  • 2002: 68 buildings, average cost: $68,200
  • 2003: 89 buildings, average cost: $79,500
  • 2004: 120 buildings, average cost: $91,200
  • 2007: 103 buildings, average cost: $157,500
  • 2008: 38 buildings, average cost: $119,500
  • 2009: 41 buildings, average cost: $80,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2008 Presidential Election results in Waynesboro city Virginia:

McCain (Republican): 54.6%
Obama (Democratic): 44.3%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,060 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,089 (0.7%)


Waynesboro city household income distribution in 2009 Waynesboro city home values distribution


Waynesboro city contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.2%
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.3% for Black residents, 66.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 78.7% for other race residents, 38.3% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

12.8%
Whole state:

9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

5.5%
Whole state:

4.3%

Area name: Augusta County-Staunton city-Waynesboro city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Waynesboro city is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $565 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $808 a month.

Cities in this county include: Waynesboro.

Waynesboro city has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

6.5%
Virginia:

5.8%

Unemployment by year (%)


Current college students: 488
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 471 (38% naturalized citizens)

Waynesboro city:

2.4%
Whole state:

8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 153
  • 1990 to 1994: 93
  • 1985 to 1989: 52
  • 1980 to 1984: 46
  • 1975 to 1979: 29
  • 1970 to 1974: 12
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 86

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.1%

Waynesboro city marital status for males
Waynesboro city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,064
  • One, attached: 201
  • Two: 280
  • 3 or 4: 901
  • 5 to 9: 387
  • 10 to 19: 463
  • 20 or more: 342
  • Mobile homes: 213
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Waynesboro city with a mortgage: 2,848 (268 second mortgage, 273 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,902

Here:

60.0% with mortgage
State:

75.1% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.61%
Here58.6%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 11,440
Total congregations: 32

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurch of the BrethrenChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents3,177 (27.8%)2,210 (19.3%)1,318 (11.5%)898 (7.8%)805 (7.0%)
Congregations4 (12.5%)7 (21.9%)1 (3.1%)3 (9.4%)3 (9.4%)
NameLDS (Mormon) ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Episcopal ChurchOther
Adherents453 (4.0%)406 (3.5%)340 (3.0%)329 (2.9%)1,504 (13.1%)
Congregations1 (3.1%)1 (3.1%)2 (6.3%)1 (3.1%)9 (28.1%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Waynesboro city - Waynesboro

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
This county:

4.17 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Waynesboro city:

0.93 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
This county:

7.87 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 23
Waynesboro city:

10.65 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.0%
Virginia:

9.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

26.9%
Virginia:

26.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Waynesboro city:

21.7%
State:

18.6%


Tornado activity:

Waynesboro city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 8.0 times above overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Waynesboro city-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 55.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 57.9 miles away from Waynesboro city center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 27.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (14%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (57%)
  • Poland (5%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (5%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • Brazil (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Waynesboro city (%):



  • United States or American (28%)
  • German (13%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • Scottish (2%)


Waynesboro city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,992 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 1,049 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
  • Taxi: 37 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 35 (0%)
  • Walked: 159 (2%)
  • Other means: 98 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 155 (2%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Waynesboro city, Virginia:

  • 242 people in nursing homes
  • 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,599.

10.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,974 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.83%
Virginia average:

11.06%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.27% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($26,711 average AGI)
2.56% relocated from other states ($8,264 average AGI)
Waynesboro city:

2.56%
Virginia average:

4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Augusta County, VA  2.71% ($31,729 average AGI)
from Albemarle County, VA  1.18% ($39,520)
from Staunton city, VA  0.76% ($26,079)
from Charlottesville city, VA  0.61% ($32,510)
from Nelson County, VA  0.31% ($27,462)
from Harrisonburg city, VA  0.28% ($33,957)
from Rockingham County, VA  0.18% ($34,600)


9.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,480 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.87%
Virginia average:

10.78%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.35% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($23,813 average AGI)
2.53% relocated to other states ($9,667 average AGI)
Waynesboro city:

2.53%
Virginia average:

4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Augusta County, VA  2.85% ($33,120 average AGI)
to Staunton city, VA  0.97% ($35,400)
to Albemarle County, VA  0.58% ($26,083)
to Rockingham County, VA  0.33% ($34,815)
to Nelson County, VA  0.29% ($29,917)
to Charlottesville city, VA  0.21% ($26,471)
to Harrisonburg city, VA  0.21% ($22,294)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.0

Births per 1000 population in Waynesboro city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Waynesboro city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Waynesboro city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,592 (4,740 aged, 852 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1434.010
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1156.610
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4.7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 80.81
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 126.950

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.4

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 195.2. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,256
  • In family households: 16,030 (3,930 male householders, 1,560 female householders)
    4,007 spouses, 5,165 children (4,653 natural, 78 adopted, 434 stepchildren), 489 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 231 other relatives, 450 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,226 (1,143 male householders (980 living alone)), 1,685 female householders (1,548 living alone)), 398 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 264 (241 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,716 2-persons, 1,345 3-persons, 913 4-persons, 351 5-persons, 114 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,528 1-person, 272 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

95.0% of residents of Waynesboro city speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $129,610,000 ($6245 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,550,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,346,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,627,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,674,000
Federal grants: $10,686,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,374,000 ($546,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,903,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $45,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,121,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,531,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,562
Here:

73 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,161
Here:

55 per 1000 residents
State:

40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +125
Here:

+6 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,265
Here:

+59 per 1000 residents
State:

+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Waynesboro city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.3

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 123
  • 2000 to 2004: 396
  • 1990 to 1999: 1,102
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,074
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,202
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,493
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,672
  • 1940 to 1949: 891
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,522
Rooms in houses/apartments in Waynesboro city, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 51
  • 4 rooms: 383
  • 5 rooms: 967
  • 6 rooms: 1,260
  • 7 rooms: 952
  • 8 rooms: 709
  • 9+ rooms: 774
  • 1 room: 36
  • 2 rooms: 194
  • 3 rooms: 378
  • 4 rooms: 1,188
  • 5 rooms: 790
  • 6 rooms: 323
  • 7 rooms: 167
  • 8 rooms: 91
  • 9+ rooms: 69
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Waynesboro city, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 42
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,037
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,632
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,166
  • 5+ bedrooms: 219
  • no bedroom: 36
  • 1 bedroom: 603
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,603
  • 3 bedrooms: 820
  • 4 bedrooms: 160
  • 5+ bedrooms: 14
Cars and other vehicles available in Waynesboro city, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 249
  • 1 vehicle: 1,477
  • 2 vehicles: 2,161
  • 3 vehicles: 853
  • 4 vehicles: 298
  • 5+ vehicles: 58
  • no vehicle: 574
  • 1 vehicle: 1,567
  • 2 vehicles: 849
  • 3 vehicles: 213
  • 4 vehicles: 27
  • 5+ vehicles: 6

53% of Waynesboro city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Virginia.

Waynesboro city:

52.6%
State average:

53.8%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 13802
  • Northeast: 1581
  • Midwest: 869
  • South: 2226
  • West: 431

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Waynesboro city
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (80.0%)
  • Electricity (11.0%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4.9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.3%)
  • Wood (1.5%)
  • Utility gas (64.9%)
  • Electricity (29.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.0%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.3%)
  • Other fuel (0.7%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 99
Here:

4.7%
Virginia:

9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
Here:

2.4%
Virginia:

8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51
Here:

13.9%
Virginia:

20.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:

  • Total number of recipients: 529
  • Number of aged recipients: 43
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 486
  • Number of recipients under 18: 73
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 358
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 98
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 217
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 212


Waynesboro city Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Waynesboro city Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Most common first names in Waynesboro city, VA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William25973.5 years
Mary25578.8 years
John23773.7 years
James22971.7 years
Charles16672.3 years
Robert16670.2 years
George10975.9 years
Margaret9679.9 years
Virginia8678.0 years
Elizabeth8677.5 years
Most common last names in Waynesboro city, VA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Brown10571.8 years
Fitzgerald9272.4 years
Smith8574.0 years
Johnson8475.0 years
Campbell8373.2 years
Davis7876.8 years
Harris7073.6 years
Jones6272.3 years
Taylor6075.0 years
Coffey5873.3 years

Waynesboro city on our top lists:

  • #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for McCain (Republican) in the 2008 Presidential Election"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2008 Presidential Election"

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