Potterville vs Waverly

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

Potterville 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 3,065 in Potterville). Waverly has the higher median household income ($75,868 vs $62,054 in Potterville). Waverly has the higher median home value ($222,300 vs $125,400 in Potterville).

Population, income & housing

	Potterville	Waverly
Population	3,065	23,301
Median age	32.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,054	$75,868
Median home value	$125,400	$222,300
Median gross rent	$954	$1,125
Housing units	1,303	11,761
Homeownership rate	62.4%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potterville	Waverly
Population	2,713 → 3,065 (+13.0%)	24,201 → 23,301 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$56,225 → $62,054 (+10.4%)	$63,362 → $75,868 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $125,400 (+28.7%)	$164,100 → $222,300 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $954 (+17.1%)	$919 → $1,125 (+22.4%)

Potterville

Population

2,7133,065

Median household income

$56,225$62,054

Median home value

$97,400$125,400

Median gross rent

$815$954

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)

	Potterville	Waverly
Under 5	9.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.9%	10.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	18.2%	17.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	15.2%	9.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	6.4%	13.1%
75 and over	3.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potterville	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	64.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potterville	Waverly
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.7%
High school graduate	33.4%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potterville	Waverly
Drove alone	82.8%	68.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.1%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potterville	Waverly
1-unit, detached	45.5%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	24.2%
20 or more units	7.8%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	29.3%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Potterville	Waverly
Poverty rate	14.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.55	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1994	1980