Waynesboro, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 19,520. Estimated population in July 2024: 21,269 (+9.0% change)
Males: 9,140 (46.8%), Females: 10,380 (53.2%)
Zip code: 22980
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $32,686
Median house value: $89,300
Population by Race
Races in Waynesboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.5%)
- Black (10.0%)
- Hispanic (3.3%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (19.9%), German (13.5%), English (10.8%), Irish (9.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%), Italian (2.4%).
Elevation: 1300 feet
Land area: 15.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Waynesboro
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Waynesboro city
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 12.4%
2.4% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +952 (+5.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Waynesboro:
- AUGUSTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; FISHERSVILLE, VA)
- WOODROW WILSON REHABILITATION CENTER (about 6 miles; FISHERSVILLE, VA)
- WESTERN STATE HOSP (about 14 miles; STAUNTON, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waynesboro:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 13 miles; STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; Abbreviation: SHD)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 32 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: CHO)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 56 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Abbreviation: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waynesboro:
- EAGLE’S NEST (about 3 miles; WAYNESBORO, VA; Abbreviation: W13)
- BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK (about 21 miles; BRIDGEWATER, VA; Abbreviation: VBW)
- NEW MARKET (about 43 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; Abbreviation: 8W2)
Amtrak station near Waynesboro:
- 14 miles: STAUNTON (1 MIDDLEBROOK AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waynesboro:
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,602)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,012)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 64 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,557)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
Schools
Public high school in Waynesboro:
- WAYNESBORO HIGH (Students: 828; Location: 1200 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Waynesboro:
- FISHBURNE MILITARY SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: PO BOX 988; Grades: 8 – 12; Boys only)
Public primary/middle schools in Waynesboro:
- KATE COLLINS (Students: 715; Location: 1625 IVY ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WILLIAM PERRY ELEM. (Students: 515; Location: 840 KING AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
- WESTWOOD HILLS ELEM. (Students: 451; Location: 548 ROSSER AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- CASSELL ELEM. (Students: 448; Location: 1301 ROCKFISH RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- LADD ELEM. (Students: 313; Location: 1930 ROSSER AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- BERKELEY GLENN ELEM. (Students: 274; Location: 1020 JEFFERSON AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- WENONAH ELEM. (Students: 234; Location: 125 N BAYARD AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Waynesboro:
- THE MONTESSOI SCHOOL OF WAYNESBORO (Students: 16; Location: PO BOX 531; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Waynesboro:
- WAYNESBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,007,889; Location: 600 S. WAYNE AVE.; 163,675 books; 7,359 audio materials; 11,736 video materials; 281 serial subscriptions)