Gridley vs Waverly

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

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

Waverly has the higher population (528 vs 375 in Gridley). Waverly has the higher median household income ($58,958 vs $58,393 in Gridley). Waverly has the higher median home value ($85,000 vs $80,000 in Gridley).

Population, income & housing

	Gridley	Waverly
Population	375	528
Median age	38.3 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,393	$58,958
Median home value	$80,000	$85,000
Median gross rent	$738	$935
Housing units	212	266
Homeownership rate	51.3%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gridley	Waverly
Population	352 → 375 (+6.5%)	650 → 528 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$38,958 → $58,393 (+49.9%)	$46,333 → $58,958 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $80,000 (+14.3%)	$82,600 → $85,000 (+2.9%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $738 (-3.4%)	$633 → $935 (+47.7%)

Gridley

Population

352375

Median household income

$38,958$58,393

Median home value

$70,000$80,000

Median gross rent

$764$738

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)

	Gridley	Waverly
Under 5	2.7%	2.3%
5 to 17	21.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	2.1%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	22.9%
45 to 54	5.6%	7.8%
55 to 64	8.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	19.7%	8.3%
75 and over	8.5%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gridley	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gridley	Waverly
No high school diploma	7.9%	14.4%
High school graduate	37.0%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gridley	Waverly
Drove alone	84.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gridley	Waverly
1-unit, detached	92.9%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Gridley	Waverly
Poverty rate	6.7%	11.2%
Average household size	2.01	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1955	1943