South Jacksonville vs Waverly

A side-by-side comparison of South Jacksonville and Waverly: population, income, housing, and more.

South Jacksonville and Waverly are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Jacksonville has the higher population (3,255 vs 1,456 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($55,882 vs $53,438 in South Jacksonville). South Jacksonville has the higher median home value ($137,100 vs $97,600 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	South Jacksonville	Waverly
Population	3,255	1,456
Median age	48.3 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,438	$55,882
Median home value	$137,100	$97,600
Median gross rent	$631	$753
Housing units	1,779	576
Homeownership rate	67.7%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Jacksonville	Waverly
Population	3,171 → 3,255 (+2.6%)	1,315 → 1,456 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$53,781 → $53,438 (-0.6%)	$49,167 → $55,882 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $137,100 (+23.1%)	$77,700 → $97,600 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $631 (-13.0%)	$671 → $753 (+12.2%)

South Jacksonville

Population

3,1713,255

Median household income

$53,781$53,438

Median home value

$111,400$137,100

Median gross rent

$725$631

Waverly

Population

1,3151,456

Median household income

$49,167$55,882

Median home value

$77,700$97,600

Median gross rent

$671$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Jacksonville	Waverly
Under 5	3.3%	11.5%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	4.8%
35 to 44	10.2%	14.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	10.4%
75 and over	16.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Jacksonville	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	86.7%
Black or African American	3.4%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Jacksonville	Waverly
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.1%
High school graduate	37.1%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Jacksonville	Waverly
Drove alone	81.1%	86.9%
Carpooled	11.6%	5.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	6.3%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Jacksonville	Waverly
1-unit, detached	75.7%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	South Jacksonville	Waverly
Poverty rate	8.9%	8.1%
Average household size	1.94	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1969	1949