| ECONOMY | Waynesville | West Plains | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.40% | 7.30% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.17% | 0.67% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 31.94% | 34.04% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.75% | 6.98% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.00% | 6.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $21,866 | $17,886 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $35,223 | $29,978 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 18.60% | 23.61% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 14.77% | 19.13% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 16.37% | 14.47% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.65% | 16.79% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 17.54% | 14.91% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 8.62% | 5.49% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 6.42% | 3.67% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 1.31% | 1.29% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.68% | 0.57% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.07% | 0.06% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 8.18% | 10.75% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 19.57% | 16.05% | 20.61% |
| Service | 19.95% | 15.59% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 22.54% | 26.42% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 1.02% | 0.59% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 13.39% | 6.16% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 15.37% | 24.44% | 14.05% |
