Waynesboro, Virginia demographics

Waynesboro, VA demographics: median age 38.3; 25.7% 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, Virginia · Incorporated city · GEOID 5183680. The survey estimates a population of 22,841 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Waynesboro is 38.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 9,841 households (±313). 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	38.3 ±0.7	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,841
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	5,107 ±443	22.4% MOE unavailable	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	4,990 ±437	21.8% MOE unavailable	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	8,663 ±541	37.9% MOE unavailable	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	4,081 ±369	17.9% MOE unavailable	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,841
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Male	11,049 ±196	48.4% MOE unavailable	49.4%	49.5%
Female	11,792 ±196	51.6% MOE unavailable	50.6%	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: 22,841
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
White alone	16,910 ±365	74.0% MOE unavailable	60.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,711 ±356	11.9% MOE unavailable	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	22 ±29 · low precision	0.1% MOE unavailable	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	436 ±139	1.9% MOE unavailable	6.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% MOE unavailable	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	651 ±304	2.9% MOE unavailable	4.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,111 ±507	9.2% MOE unavailable	9.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,841
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,623 MOE unavailable	90.3% MOE unavailable	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,218 MOE unavailable	9.7% MOE unavailable	11.0%	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: 9,841
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,693 ±359	37.5% ±3.4 pp	48.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	872 ±244	8.9% ±2.5 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,238 ±278	12.6% ±2.8 pp	11.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,486 ±323	35.4% ±3.1 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	552 ±171	5.6% ±1.7 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,841
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,632 ±306	26.7% ±3.0 pp	30.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,209 ±372	73.3% ±3.0 pp	69.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,841
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,486 ±323	35.4% ±3.1 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,190 ±401	32.4% ±3.9 pp	34.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,350 ±281	13.7% ±2.8 pp	15.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,078 ±233	11.0% ±2.3 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	396 ±170	4.0% ±1.7 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	276 ±131	2.8% ±1.3 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	65 ±71 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.2%	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: 22,841
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Native	21,312 ±269	93.3% MOE unavailable	86.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,529 ±269	6.7% MOE unavailable	13.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 21,363
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
English only	19,274 ±327	90.2% ±1.4 pp	82.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,612 ±269	7.5% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	13 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	22 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	71 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	367 ±190 · low precision	1.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	4 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	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: 16,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,755 ±387	10.9% ±2.4 pp	8.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,666 ±576	35.0% ±3.5 pp	23.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,174 ±480	19.6% ±3.0 pp	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,418 ±378	8.8% ±2.3 pp	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,609 ±370	16.1% ±2.3 pp	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,544 ±376	9.6% ±2.3 pp	18.5%	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: 22,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Same house	19,600 ±680	87.0% ±3.0 pp	86.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	573 ±207	2.5% ±0.9 pp	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,823 ±599	8.1% ±2.7 pp	4.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	411 ±289 · low precision	1.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	3.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	111 ±110 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	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

10.3% of Waynesboro residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 91.4% 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	Virginia	U.S.	Compared with Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.3% ±2.0 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.4% ±2.1 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.2% ±1.3 pp	9.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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