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 quite a few people in the armed forces living in Waynesville, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.54% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 education level of Waynesville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.