New Ross vs Waveland

A side-by-side comparison of New Ross and Waveland: population, income, housing, and more.

New Ross and Waveland are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waveland has the higher population (431 vs 381 in New Ross). Waveland has the higher median household income ($60,956 vs $55,625 in New Ross). New Ross has the higher median home value ($130,300 vs $96,800 in Waveland).

Population, income & housing

	New Ross	Waveland
Population	381	431
Median age	50.0 yrs	27.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,625	$60,956
Median home value	$130,300	$96,800
Median gross rent	$1,000	$920
Housing units	175	185
Homeownership rate	85.9%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Ross	Waveland
Population	455 → 381 (-16.3%)	522 → 431 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$54,766 → $55,625 (+1.6%)	$52,788 → $60,956 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$84,900 → $130,300 (+53.5%)	$74,600 → $96,800 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $1,000 (+8.8%)	$842 → $920 (+9.3%)

New Ross

Population

455381

Median household income

$54,766$55,625

Median home value

$84,900$130,300

Median gross rent

$919$1,000

Waveland

Population

522431

Median household income

$52,788$60,956

Median home value

$74,600$96,800

Median gross rent

$842$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Ross	Waveland
Under 5	6.6%	13.9%
5 to 17	10.8%	26.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	7.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	7.1%	9.3%
45 to 54	16.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.7%	1.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.2%
75 and over	14.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Ross	Waveland
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Ross	Waveland
No high school diploma	6.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	62.8%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Ross	Waveland
Drove alone	90.6%	84.0%
Carpooled	1.1%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Ross	Waveland
1-unit, detached	97.1%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	New Ross	Waveland
Poverty rate	12.6%	15.8%
Average household size	2.24	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1938	1938