South Haven vs Waverly

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

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

Waverly has the higher population (1,947 vs 208 in South Haven). Waverly has the higher median household income ($113,269 vs $102,500 in South Haven). Waverly has the higher median home value ($284,600 vs $192,300 in South Haven).

Population, income & housing

	South Haven	Waverly
Population	208	1,947
Median age	30.0 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$102,500	$113,269
Median home value	$192,300	$284,600
Median gross rent	—	$913
Housing units	91	774
Homeownership rate	85.9%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Haven	Waverly
Population	179 → 208 (+16.2%)	1,410 → 1,947 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$51,875 → $102,500 (+97.6%)	$83,750 → $113,269 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $192,300 (+58.5%)	$193,100 → $284,600 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,089 (+8.9%)	$1,116 → $913 (-18.2%)

South Haven

Population

179208

Median household income

$51,875$102,500

Median home value

$121,300$192,300

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,089

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)

	South Haven	Waverly
Under 5	8.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	11.5%	4.1%
25 to 34	30.8%	20.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	16.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	16.2%
55 to 64	9.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	6.3%	5.4%
75 and over	2.9%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Haven	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Haven	Waverly
No high school diploma	2.8%	4.8%
High school graduate	33.1%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	54.2%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Haven	Waverly
Drove alone	76.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	15.9%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	14.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Haven	Waverly
1-unit, detached	72.5%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	South Haven	Waverly
Poverty rate	13.9%	8.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	33	39
Median year structure built	1958	2004