Grand Ledge vs Waverly

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

Grand Ledge 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 7,797 in Grand Ledge). Waverly has the higher median household income ($75,868 vs $66,515 in Grand Ledge). Waverly has the higher median home value ($222,300 vs $189,300 in Grand Ledge).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Ledge	Waverly
Population	7,797	23,301
Median age	44.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,515	$75,868
Median home value	$189,300	$222,300
Median gross rent	$944	$1,125
Housing units	3,797	11,761
Homeownership rate	67.7%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Ledge	Waverly
Population	7,842 → 7,797 (-0.6%)	24,201 → 23,301 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$59,738 → $66,515 (+11.3%)	$63,362 → $75,868 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$142,400 → $189,300 (+32.9%)	$164,100 → $222,300 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $944 (+18.4%)	$919 → $1,125 (+22.4%)

Grand Ledge

Population

7,8427,797

Median household income

$59,738$66,515

Median home value

$142,400$189,300

Median gross rent

$797$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)

	Grand Ledge	Waverly
Under 5	4.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	17.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	15.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.1%
75 and over	10.6%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Ledge	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	64.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Ledge	Waverly
No high school diploma	1.7%	5.7%
High school graduate	26.0%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Ledge	Waverly
Drove alone	79.1%	68.9%
Carpooled	3.0%	10.3%
Public transit	0.3%	1.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.7%	17.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Ledge	Waverly
1-unit, detached	54.4%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	24.2%
20 or more units	12.9%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Grand Ledge	Waverly
Poverty rate	6.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.14	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1973	1980