Newark Valley vs Waverly

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

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

Waverly has the higher population (4,337 vs 1,149 in Newark Valley). Newark Valley has the higher median household income ($68,229 vs $51,327 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median home value ($132,400 vs $118,600 in Newark Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Newark Valley	Waverly
Population	1,149	4,337
Median age	38.9 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,229	$51,327
Median home value	$118,600	$132,400
Median gross rent	$895	$921
Housing units	458	2,315
Homeownership rate	82.0%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark Valley	Waverly
Population	987 → 1,149 (+16.4%)	4,177 → 4,337 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$58,393 → $68,229 (+16.8%)	$33,377 → $51,327 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$100,500 → $118,600 (+18.0%)	$90,300 → $132,400 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $895 (+39.4%)	$719 → $921 (+28.1%)

Newark Valley

Population

9871,149

Median household income

$58,393$68,229

Median home value

$100,500$118,600

Median gross rent

$642$895

Waverly

Population

4,1774,337

Median household income

$33,377$51,327

Median home value

$90,300$132,400

Median gross rent

$719$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark Valley	Waverly
Under 5	6.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	24.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	8.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	18.3%
75 and over	7.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark Valley	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark Valley	Waverly
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	31.5%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark Valley	Waverly
Drove alone	76.0%	81.6%
Carpooled	11.2%	7.9%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	4.7%	3.3%
Other means	1.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark Valley	Waverly
1-unit, detached	72.7%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	24.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Newark Valley	Waverly
Poverty rate	6.5%	8.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938