Waynesboro, Mississippi demographics

Waynesboro, MS demographics: median age 39.1; 16.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Waynesboro city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2878360. The survey estimates a population of 4,518 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Waynesboro is 39.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 7.7 years. There are 1,825 households (±247). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.1 ±7.7	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	951 ±231	21.0% ±5.1 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	1,225 ±386	27.1% ±8.5 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	1,492 ±359	33.0% ±8.0 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	850 ±223	18.8% ±4.9 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	2,250 ±321	49.8% ±7.1 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	2,268 ±322	50.2% ±7.1 pp	51.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	1,424 ±288	31.5% ±6.4 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,989 ±319	66.2% ±7.1 pp	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	10 ±8 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	95 ±82 · low precision	2.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,518 ±18	100.0% ±0.0 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,825
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	547 ±212	30.0% ±10.9 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	217 ±160 · low precision	11.9% ±8.6 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	499 ±151	27.3% ±7.4 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	562 ±239	30.8% ±12.4 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,825
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	566 ±144	31.0% ±6.7 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,259 ±241	69.0% ±9.3 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,825
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	562 ±239	30.8% ±12.4 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	737 ±232	40.4% ±11.5 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	255 ±140 · low precision	14.0% ±7.4 pp · low precision	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	224 ±125 · low precision	12.3% ±6.6 pp · low precision	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	47 ±66 · low precision	2.6% ±3.6 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	4,499 ±35	99.6% ±0.7 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	19 ±33 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,056
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	4,037 ±171	99.5% ±0.9 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	19 ±33 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,100
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	566 ±248	18.3% ±7.9 pp	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,116 ±358	36.0% ±11.2 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	640 ±256	20.6% ±8.1 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	260 ±164 · low precision	8.4% ±5.2 pp · low precision	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	281 ±155 · low precision	9.1% ±4.9 pp · low precision	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	237 ±181 · low precision	7.6% ±5.8 pp · low precision	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 4,426
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	4,015 ±251	90.7% ±5.1 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	198 ±159 · low precision	4.5% ±3.6 pp · low precision	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	212 ±147 · low precision	4.8% ±3.3 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

24.7% of Waynesboro residents (±9.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 78.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Waynesboro	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	24.7% ±9.5 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	78.4% ±8.9 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision	6.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Waynesboro . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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