2020 census As of the
2020 census, Waynesboro had a population of 4,567. The median age was 39.0 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 78.2 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,893 households in Waynesboro, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 29.1% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 44.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 5,197 people, 1,982 households, and 1,335 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,276 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 41.54%
White, 57.28%
African American, 0.21%
Native American, 0.37%
Asian, 0.25% from
other races, and 0.35% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population. There were 1,982 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were
married couples living together, 26.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,357, and the median income for a family was $27,754. Males had a median income of $29,602 versus $16,887 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $12,946. About 31.1% of families and 32.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 43.1% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==