Cokato vs Waverly

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

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

Cokato has the higher population (2,780 vs 1,947 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($113,269 vs $71,090 in Cokato). Waverly has the higher median home value ($284,600 vs $216,100 in Cokato).

Population, income & housing

	Cokato	Waverly
Population	2,780	1,947
Median age	32.6 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,090	$113,269
Median home value	$216,100	$284,600
Median gross rent	$926	$913
Housing units	1,093	774
Homeownership rate	67.0%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cokato	Waverly
Population	2,738 → 2,780 (+1.5%)	1,410 → 1,947 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$52,639 → $71,090 (+35.1%)	$83,750 → $113,269 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$146,200 → $216,100 (+47.8%)	$193,100 → $284,600 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $926 (+20.3%)	$1,116 → $913 (-18.2%)

Cokato

Population

2,7382,780

Median household income

$52,639$71,090

Median home value

$146,200$216,100

Median gross rent

$770$926

Waverly

Population

1,4101,947

Median household income

$83,750$113,269

Median home value

$193,100$284,600

Median gross rent

$1,116$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cokato	Waverly
Under 5	11.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	17.0%	20.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	16.6%
45 to 54	7.5%	16.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.0%	5.4%
75 and over	8.2%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cokato	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cokato	Waverly
No high school diploma	11.4%	4.8%
High school graduate	42.4%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cokato	Waverly
Drove alone	83.8%	76.5%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.9%
Public transit	2.4%	0.9%
Walked	3.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	14.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cokato	Waverly
1-unit, detached	64.6%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	3.0%
20 or more units	17.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Cokato	Waverly
Poverty rate	12.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	29	39
Median year structure built	1976	2004