Waynesville is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 10,620 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Waynesville is the 96th largest community in North Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in Waynesville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.99% 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.

Waynesville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The overall education level of Waynesville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.80% of adults in Waynesville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Waynesville in 2022 was $34,653, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,612 for a family of four. However, Waynesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Waynesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waynesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waynesville include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Waynesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.