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Population (year 2000): 5,197
Males: 2,349 (45.2%), Females: 2,848 (54.8%)
Wayne County
Zip code:
39367
Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $22,357 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,000 (year 2000)
Races in Waynesboro:
- Black (57.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (41.3%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (21.0%), Irish (4.7%),
English (3.1%), Scottish (1.9%), German (1.8%), Scotch-Irish
(1.4%).
Elevation: 190 feet
Land area: 6.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waynesboro
- High school or higher: 63.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 12.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waynesboro city
- Never married: 30.1%
- Now married: 45.9%
- Separated: 4.8%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Hospital/medical center in Waynesboro:
- WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (P O BOX 1249/950
MATTHEW DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Waynesboro:
- H C WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
QUITMAN, MS)
- PERRY COUNTY GENERAL HOSP (about 27 miles; RICHTON,
MS)
- WASHINGTON COUNTY INFIRMARY (about 30 miles; CHATOM,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waynesboro:
- KEY FIELD (about 45 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 50 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 74 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
MOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waynesboro:
- WAYNESBORO MUNI (about 3 miles; WAYNESBORO, MS; ID:
2R0)
- CLARKE COUNTY (about 29 miles; QUITMAN, MS; ID: 23M)
- RICHTON-PERRY COUNTY (about 32 miles; RICHTON, MS;
ID: M59)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waynesboro:
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 57 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 75 miles; MOBILE,
AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
Public high schools in Waynesboro:
- WAYNE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,078;
Location: 1325 AZALEA DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WAYNE CO VOCATIONAL COMPLEX (Location: 800
COLLINS STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Waynesboro:
- WAYNE ACADEMY (Students: 291; Location:
HIGHWAY 45 NORTH; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waynesboro:
- WAYNESBORO ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 784;
Location: 1022 AZALEA DRIVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- WAYNESBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 677;
Location: 155 WAYNE STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
- BEAT FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 450;
Location: 5090 HWY. 84; Grades: KG - 08)
- WAYNE COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location:
802 COLLINS STREET; Grades: 05 - 12)
Library in Waynesboro:
- WAYNESBORO-WAYNE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
(Operating income: $187,892; Location: 712 WAYNE STREET;
29,927 books; 610 audio materials; 1,471 video
materials; 70 serial subscriptions)
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