Vernon vs Waterville

A side-by-side comparison of Vernon and Waterville: population, income, housing, and more.

Vernon and Waterville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waterville has the higher population (1,682 vs 1,313 in Vernon). Waterville has the higher median household income ($76,125 vs $62,031 in Vernon). Vernon has the higher median home value ($169,300 vs $158,300 in Waterville).

Population, income & housing

	Vernon	Waterville
Population	1,313	1,682
Median age	45.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,031	$76,125
Median home value	$169,300	$158,300
Median gross rent	$941	$852
Housing units	631	755
Homeownership rate	54.9%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vernon	Waterville
Population	1,318 → 1,313 (-0.4%)	1,599 → 1,682 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $62,031 (+22.5%)	$51,146 → $76,125 (+48.8%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $169,300 (+39.5%)	$118,000 → $158,300 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $941 (+29.8%)	$682 → $852 (+24.9%)

Vernon

Population

1,3181,313

Median household income

$50,625$62,031

Median home value

$121,400$169,300

Median gross rent

$725$941

Waterville

Population

1,5991,682

Median household income

$51,146$76,125

Median home value

$118,000$158,300

Median gross rent

$682$852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Vernon	Waterville
Under 5	4.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	11.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.0%
45 to 54	19.6%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	20.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	7.5%
75 and over	5.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vernon	Waterville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	93.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vernon	Waterville
No high school diploma	12.3%	4.8%
High school graduate	34.6%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vernon	Waterville
Drove alone	68.2%	78.4%
Carpooled	12.1%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.6%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vernon	Waterville
1-unit, detached	49.8%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	23.6%	23.7%
5 to 19 units	19.5%	5.7%
20 or more units	5.9%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Vernon	Waterville
Poverty rate	14.2%	7.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1941	1938