Lexington vs Waverly

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

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

Lexington has the higher population (4,602 vs 854 in Waverly). Lexington has the higher median household income ($70,134 vs $48,000 in Waverly). Lexington has the higher median home value ($153,300 vs $107,500 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Waverly
Population	4,602	854
Median age	37.1 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,134	$48,000
Median home value	$153,300	$107,500
Median gross rent	$713	$835
Housing units	2,081	341
Homeownership rate	66.8%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Waverly
Population	4,555 → 4,602 (+1.0%)	823 → 854 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$58,483 → $70,134 (+19.9%)	$49,000 → $48,000 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$122,500 → $153,300 (+25.1%)	$79,800 → $107,500 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $713 (+12.1%)	$678 → $835 (+23.2%)

Lexington

Population

4,5554,602

Median household income

$58,483$70,134

Median home value

$122,500$153,300

Median gross rent

$636$713

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)

	Lexington	Waverly
Under 5	7.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.8%	26.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	4.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.1%
75 and over	7.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	77.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	0.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Waverly
No high school diploma	11.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	35.5%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Waverly
Drove alone	84.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	0.6%
Other means	0.7%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Waverly
1-unit, detached	83.2%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Waverly
Poverty rate	14.3%	8.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1961	1971