Sturgis vs Waverly

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

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

Sturgis has the higher population (1,827 vs 361 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $43,938 in Sturgis). Waverly has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $83,400 in Sturgis).

Population, income & housing

	Sturgis	Waverly
Population	1,827	361
Median age	44.9 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,938	$61,250
Median home value	$83,400	$100,000
Median gross rent	$703	$773
Housing units	817	173
Homeownership rate	60.0%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sturgis	Waverly
Population	1,903 → 1,827 (-4.0%)	349 → 361 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$40,980 → $43,938 (+7.2%)	$50,833 → $61,250 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$74,700 → $83,400 (+11.6%)	$85,000 → $100,000 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$526 → $703 (+33.7%)	$850 → $773 (-9.1%)

Sturgis

Population

1,9031,827

Median household income

$40,980$43,938

Median home value

$74,700$83,400

Median gross rent

$526$703

Waverly

Population

349361

Median household income

$50,833$61,250

Median home value

$85,000$100,000

Median gross rent

$850$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sturgis	Waverly
Under 5	4.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	10.2%	11.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	6.4%
35 to 44	17.5%	22.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	16.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	5.5%
65 to 74	13.8%	21.1%
75 and over	11.9%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sturgis	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	99.2%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sturgis	Waverly
No high school diploma	10.4%	7.3%
High school graduate	51.7%	58.5%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sturgis	Waverly
Drove alone	84.3%	93.6%
Carpooled	5.7%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sturgis	Waverly
1-unit, detached	77.5%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Sturgis	Waverly
Poverty rate	18.3%	17.7%
Average household size	2.54	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1964	1972