Burlington vs Waverly

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

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

Burlington has the higher population (2,615 vs 528 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($58,958 vs $52,083 in Burlington). Burlington has the higher median home value ($134,100 vs $85,000 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Waverly
Population	2,615	528
Median age	41.9 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$58,958
Median home value	$134,100	$85,000
Median gross rent	$837	$935
Housing units	1,274	266
Homeownership rate	60.3%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Waverly
Population	2,560 → 2,615 (+2.1%)	650 → 528 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$48,971 → $52,083 (+6.4%)	$46,333 → $58,958 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$100,600 → $134,100 (+33.3%)	$82,600 → $85,000 (+2.9%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $837 (+30.0%)	$633 → $935 (+47.7%)

Burlington

Population

2,5602,615

Median household income

$48,971$52,083

Median home value

$100,600$134,100

Median gross rent

$644$837

Waverly

Population

650528

Median household income

$46,333$58,958

Median home value

$82,600$85,000

Median gross rent

$633$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Waverly
Under 5	5.7%	2.3%
5 to 17	20.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	5.5%	2.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	22.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	7.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.3%
75 and over	8.7%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	96.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Waverly
No high school diploma	9.5%	14.4%
High school graduate	28.8%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Waverly
Drove alone	84.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	8.9%	13.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	7.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Waverly
1-unit, detached	73.7%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Waverly
Poverty rate	11.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1968	1943