Eaton Rapids vs Waverly

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

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

Waverly has the higher population (23,301 vs 5,197 in Eaton Rapids). Waverly has the higher median household income ($75,868 vs $63,618 in Eaton Rapids). Waverly has the higher median home value ($222,300 vs $140,600 in Eaton Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Eaton Rapids	Waverly
Population	5,197	23,301
Median age	40.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,618	$75,868
Median home value	$140,600	$222,300
Median gross rent	$944	$1,125
Housing units	2,298	11,761
Homeownership rate	64.2%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eaton Rapids	Waverly
Population	5,231 → 5,197 (-0.6%)	24,201 → 23,301 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$42,921 → $63,618 (+48.2%)	$63,362 → $75,868 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $140,600 (+17.3%)	$164,100 → $222,300 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $944 (+27.4%)	$919 → $1,125 (+22.4%)

Eaton Rapids

Population

5,2315,197

Median household income

$42,921$63,618

Median home value

$119,900$140,600

Median gross rent

$741$944

Waverly

Population

24,20123,301

Median household income

$63,362$75,868

Median home value

$164,100$222,300

Median gross rent

$919$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Waverly
Under 5	5.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.9%	10.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	17.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.3%
55 to 64	11.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.1%
75 and over	8.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	64.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eaton Rapids	Waverly
No high school diploma	8.4%	5.7%
High school graduate	35.1%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Waverly
Drove alone	77.0%	68.9%
Carpooled	6.4%	10.3%
Public transit	1.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.0%	17.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Waverly
1-unit, detached	67.2%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	24.2%
20 or more units	7.5%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Eaton Rapids	Waverly
Poverty rate	10.2%	8.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1953	1980