Lincoln vs Waverly

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (291,932 vs 4,363 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($110,000 vs $69,991 in Lincoln). Waverly has the higher median home value ($290,000 vs $248,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Waverly
Population	291,932	4,363
Median age	33.4 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,991	$110,000
Median home value	$248,200	$290,000
Median gross rent	$1,045	$972
Housing units	126,403	1,556
Homeownership rate	55.8%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Waverly
Population	283,839 → 291,932 (+2.9%)	3,873 → 4,363 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$57,746 → $69,991 (+21.2%)	$82,031 → $110,000 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $248,200 (+46.2%)	$175,100 → $290,000 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,045 (+22.7%)	$811 → $972 (+19.9%)

Lincoln

Population

283,839291,932

Median household income

$57,746$69,991

Median home value

$169,800$248,200

Median gross rent

$852$1,045

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)

	Lincoln	Waverly
Under 5	5.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	27.4%
18 to 24	15.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	14.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	15.3%
75 and over	5.6%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	90.9%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.7%
Asian	4.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Waverly
No high school diploma	7.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	20.4%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Waverly
Drove alone	75.7%	87.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	3.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Waverly
1-unit, detached	55.5%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	13.8%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Waverly
Poverty rate	12.6%	0.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1981	1995