Waynesburg is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,457 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waynesburg is the 85th largest community in Kentucky.Waynesburg is a blue-collar town, with 40.85% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Waynesburg is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waynesburg who work in teaching (11.56%), office and administrative support (10.36%), and healthcare (8.84%). A relatively large number of people in Waynesburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Waynesburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Waynesburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Waynesburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Waynesburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.65 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Waynesburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.84% of adults in Waynesburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Waynesburg in 2022 was $24,535, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,140 for a family of four. However, Waynesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Waynesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waynesburg residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Waynesburg include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Waynesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
