What percentage of people rent in Waynesboro, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in Waynesboro, MS, 2020–2024
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36.4% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Waynesboro, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 664 renting households against 1,161 that own their home.

In Waynesboro, the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 36.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.4% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 664 (±183)

Who rents and who owns in Waynesboro

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Waynesboro	Wayne County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.4% (±9.2 points)	14.7% (±3.2 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	664 (±183)	1,128 (±252)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,161 (±238)	6,553 (±332)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.7)	3.2 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$30,036 (±$14,832)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$37,009 (±$13,618)	$40,486 (±$5,336)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In Waynesboro, the renter share is higher than in Wayne County (14.7%).

It is not measurably different from Mississippi (30.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 149 of 335.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Waynesboro has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	34.8% (±9.0 points)	36.4% (±9.2 points)	+1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$505 (±$134)	$708 (±$159)	+40.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$26,773 (±$9,383)	$31,684 (±$4,651)	+18.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Waynesboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waynesboro
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Waynesboro	—	36.4% (±9.2 points)	—
Shubuta	13 mi	20.4% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Millry	18 mi	35.4% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Silas	19 mi	15.7% (±9.6 points)	Lower
State Line	19 mi	49.7% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Gilbertown	23 mi	15.5% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Toxey	25 mi	13.5% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Sandersville	25 mi	14.3% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Heidelberg	26 mi	32.3% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shubuta, MS (20.4%), Silas, AL (15.7%), Gilbertown, AL (15.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Waynesboro

How many renters are there in Waynesboro?

Waynesboro has an estimated 664 (±183) renting households, 36.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Waynesboro?

In Waynesboro, the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 36.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Waynesboro?

A renting household in Waynesboro has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Waynesboro city, Mississippi (place:78360, in state:28).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.