Hickman vs Waverly

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

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

Waverly has the higher population (4,363 vs 2,834 in Hickman). Waverly has the higher median household income ($110,000 vs $104,219 in Hickman). Hickman has the higher median home value ($294,200 vs $290,000 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Hickman	Waverly
Population	2,834	4,363
Median age	32.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$104,219	$110,000
Median home value	$294,200	$290,000
Median gross rent	$1,309	$972
Housing units	963	1,556
Homeownership rate	89.8%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickman	Waverly
Population	2,447 → 2,834 (+15.8%)	3,873 → 4,363 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$105,000 → $104,219 (-0.7%)	$82,031 → $110,000 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$209,000 → $294,200 (+40.8%)	$175,100 → $290,000 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,309 (+33.2%)	$811 → $972 (+19.9%)

Hickman

Population

2,4472,834

Median household income

$105,000$104,219

Median home value

$209,000$294,200

Median gross rent

$983$1,309

Waverly

Population

3,8734,363

Median household income

$82,031$110,000

Median home value

$175,100$290,000

Median gross rent

$811$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickman	Waverly
Under 5	12.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	26.0%	27.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	3.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	20.3%	14.9%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	7.4%	8.3%
65 to 74	5.4%	15.3%
75 and over	3.2%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickman	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickman	Waverly
No high school diploma	1.8%	1.5%
High school graduate	16.2%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickman	Waverly
Drove alone	79.1%	87.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	9.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickman	Waverly
1-unit, detached	87.2%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	5.6%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hickman	Waverly
Poverty rate	2.6%	0.6%
Average household size	3.05	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	2003	1995