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.Waynesville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Waynesville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waynesville who work in sales jobs (13.42%), teaching (11.19%), and management occupations (10.42%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.99% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Being a small town, Waynesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
