St. Marys vs Waverly

A side-by-side comparison of St. Marys and Waverly: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Marys and Waverly are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Marys has the higher population (18,805 vs 172 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($82,188 vs $67,271 in St. Marys). St. Marys has the higher median home value ($259,300 vs $76,400 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	St. Marys	Waverly
Population	18,805	172
Median age	33.6 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,271	$82,188
Median home value	$259,300	$76,400
Median gross rent	$1,171	—
Housing units	8,258	85
Homeownership rate	55.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Marys	Waverly
Population	18,077 → 18,805 (+4.0%)	240 → 172 (-28.3%)
Median household income	$59,869 → $67,271 (+12.4%)	$88,292 → $82,188 (-6.9%)
Median home value	$182,400 → $259,300 (+42.2%)	$104,500 → $76,400 (-26.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,025 → $1,171 (+14.2%)	—

St. Marys

Population

18,07718,805

Median household income

$59,869$67,271

Median home value

$182,400$259,300

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,171

Waverly

Population

240172

Median household income

$88,292$82,188

Median home value

$104,500$76,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Marys	Waverly
Under 5	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.4%	18.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	16.9%
55 to 64	10.1%	37.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	19.2%
75 and over	6.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Marys	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	15.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Marys	Waverly
No high school diploma	6.7%	17.0%
High school graduate	27.5%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	7.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Marys	Waverly
Drove alone	75.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Marys	Waverly
1-unit, detached	71.2%	32.9%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	67.1%

Poverty & households

	St. Marys	Waverly
Poverty rate	20.4%	6.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	26	37
Median year structure built	1994	2001