LeRoy vs Waverly

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

LeRoy 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 461 in LeRoy). Waverly has the higher median household income ($58,958 vs $39,205 in LeRoy). LeRoy has the higher median home value ($90,800 vs $85,000 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	LeRoy	Waverly
Population	461	528
Median age	57.6 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,205	$58,958
Median home value	$90,800	$85,000
Median gross rent	$738	$935
Housing units	302	266
Homeownership rate	70.8%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LeRoy	Waverly
Population	617 → 461 (-25.3%)	650 → 528 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $39,205 (-9.1%)	$46,333 → $58,958 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$51,000 → $90,800 (+78.0%)	$82,600 → $85,000 (+2.9%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $738 (+14.2%)	$633 → $935 (+47.7%)

LeRoy

Population

617461

Median household income

$43,125$39,205

Median home value

$51,000$90,800

Median gross rent

$646$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)

	LeRoy	Waverly
Under 5	0.9%	2.3%
5 to 17	8.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	11.7%	2.1%
25 to 34	4.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	22.9%
45 to 54	8.0%	7.8%
55 to 64	29.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.3%
75 and over	18.0%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LeRoy	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LeRoy	Waverly
No high school diploma	11.8%	14.4%
High school graduate	46.8%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LeRoy	Waverly
Drove alone	100.0%	78.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LeRoy	Waverly
1-unit, detached	88.7%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	LeRoy	Waverly
Poverty rate	20.4%	11.2%
Average household size	1.90	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1973	1943