Moving to Waynesville, North Carolina
Population: 9,232. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,386 (+1.7% change)
Males: 4,301 (46.6%), Females: 4,931 (53.4%)
Haywood County
Zip code: 28786
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $28,296
Median house value: $93,400
Population by Race
Races in Waynesville:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- Black (3.3%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (18.3%), English (11.9%), Irish (11.9%), German (10.8%), Scotch-Irish (7.4%), Scottish (3.0%).
Elevation: 3600 feet
Land area: 7.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Waynesville
- High school or higher: 72.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Waynesville town
- Never married: 16.1%
- Now married: 54.1%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 13.7%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +220 (+2.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Waynesville:
- HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; CLYDE, NC)
- HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 17 miles; SYLVA, NC)
- US PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CHEROKEE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waynesville:
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 67 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 68 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waynesville:
- MEYERS (about 19 miles; CANDLER, NC; Abbreviation: N39)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 19 miles; SYLVA, NC; Abbreviation: 24A)
- TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 30 miles; BREVARD, NC; Abbreviation: 22W)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waynesville:
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 32 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 55 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
Schools
Public high school in Waynesville:
- TUSCOLA HIGH (Students: 1,284; Location: 564 TUSCOLA SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waynesville:
- WAYNESVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 1,048; Location: 459 BROWN AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HAZELWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 513; Location: 1111 PLOTT CREEK ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- BETHEL ELEMENTARY (Students: 507; Location: 730 SONOMA ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- JUNALUSKA ELEMENTARY (Students: 419; Location: 2238 ASHEVILLE HWY; Grades: KG – 05)
- JONATHAN VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 403; Location: 410 HALL DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 308; Location: 62 JOY LANE; Grades: KG – 05)
- BETHEL MIDDLE (Students: 302; Location: 630 SONOMA ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Waynesville:
- WAYNESVILLE SDA SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location: 119 HAMPSHIRE DR; Grades: 2 – 8)
Libraries
Library in Waynesville:
- HAYWOOD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,234,225; Location: 678 SOUTH HAYWOOD STREET; 140,857 books; 10,195 audio materials; 5,100 video materials; 540 serial subscriptions)