Waynesville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 5,455 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waynesville is the 128th largest community in Missouri. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Waynesville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Waynesville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Waynesville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Waynesville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $75,179.00.

Waynesville real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Waynesville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Waynesville. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Waynesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.54% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Waynesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Waynesville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.61% of adults in Waynesville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waynesville in 2022 was $34,992, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,968 for a family of four. However, Waynesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Waynesville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waynesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waynesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waynesville include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Waynesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.