Olivet vs Waverly

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

Olivet 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 1,633 in Olivet). Waverly has the higher median household income ($75,868 vs $44,940 in Olivet). Waverly has the higher median home value ($222,300 vs $137,300 in Olivet).

Population, income & housing

	Olivet	Waverly
Population	1,633	23,301
Median age	21.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,940	$75,868
Median home value	$137,300	$222,300
Median gross rent	$919	$1,125
Housing units	481	11,761
Homeownership rate	49.2%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olivet	Waverly
Population	1,643 → 1,633 (-0.6%)	24,201 → 23,301 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$40,662 → $44,940 (+10.5%)	$63,362 → $75,868 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $137,300 (+24.1%)	$164,100 → $222,300 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)	$919 → $1,125 (+22.4%)

Olivet

Population

1,6431,633

Median household income

$40,662$44,940

Median home value

$110,600$137,300

Median gross rent

$692$919

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)

	Olivet	Waverly
Under 5	2.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	8.9%	10.9%
18 to 24	49.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.0%	17.6%
35 to 44	6.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	6.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	2.5%	13.1%
75 and over	3.6%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olivet	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	64.5%
Black or African American	11.6%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olivet	Waverly
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	35.3%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olivet	Waverly
Drove alone	58.8%	68.9%
Carpooled	8.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	15.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.0%	17.6%
Other means	4.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olivet	Waverly
1-unit, detached	52.8%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	25.4%	24.2%
20 or more units	4.2%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Olivet	Waverly
Poverty rate	16.6%	8.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1960	1980