Municipality Profile for Waynesville

Population
Population 19906,819
Population 20009,232
Population 20069,432
Percent White94.4%
Percent Black3.3%
Percent American Indian0.5%
Percent Asian0.2%
Percent Hispanic2.0%
Percent 0-1719.9%
Percent 18-4431.6%
Percent 45-6425.8%
Percent 65 and over22.7%
Median Age44
Income and Poverty
Median Household Income 2000$28,296
Per Capita Income 2000$17,821
Population in Poverty 20001,401
Poverty Rate 200015.5%
Children in Poverty479
Child Poverty Rate24.6%
Housing
Home-ownership Rate65.4%
Percent of Housing Built Before 193912.0%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1939-197963.8%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1980-200024.1%
Percent Mobile Homes12.4%
Education
Percent with Less Than High School Education27.2%
Percent with High School Diploma26.9%
Percent that have Attended College20.1%
Percent with Associates Degree8.6%
Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher17.2%
Other
Rural or Urban RegionRural
Geographic RegionMountain
Ability to Pay6
CountyHaywood

Updated on January 22, 2008
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