Emma vs Waverly

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

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

Waverly has the higher population (854 vs 261 in Emma). Emma has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $48,000 in Waverly). Emma has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $107,500 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Emma	Waverly
Population	261	854
Median age	34.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$48,000
Median home value	$119,300	$107,500
Median gross rent	$775	$835
Housing units	102	341
Homeownership rate	85.9%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emma	Waverly
Population	219 → 261 (+19.2%)	823 → 854 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$52,778 → $78,750 (+49.2%)	$49,000 → $48,000 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $119,300 (+28.7%)	$79,800 → $107,500 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $775 (+7.6%)	$678 → $835 (+23.2%)

Emma

Population

219261

Median household income

$52,778$78,750

Median home value

$92,700$119,300

Median gross rent

$720$775

Waverly

Population

823854

Median household income

$49,000$48,000

Median home value

$79,800$107,500

Median gross rent

$678$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emma	Waverly
Under 5	7.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	22.2%	26.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	9.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.1%
75 and over	1.1%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emma	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	77.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.5%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emma	Waverly
No high school diploma	15.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	35.6%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emma	Waverly
Drove alone	80.3%	76.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emma	Waverly
1-unit, detached	91.2%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Emma	Waverly
Poverty rate	5.0%	8.6%
Average household size	3.07	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1952	1971