Owego vs Waverly

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

Owego 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 3,823 in Owego). Owego has the higher median household income ($57,240 vs $51,327 in Waverly). Owego has the higher median home value ($143,000 vs $132,400 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Owego	Waverly
Population	3,823	4,337
Median age	38.3 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,240	$51,327
Median home value	$143,000	$132,400
Median gross rent	$918	$921
Housing units	1,872	2,315
Homeownership rate	45.9%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Owego	Waverly
Population	3,829 → 3,823 (-0.2%)	4,177 → 4,337 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$45,568 → $57,240 (+25.6%)	$33,377 → $51,327 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$95,100 → $143,000 (+50.4%)	$90,300 → $132,400 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $918 (+30.0%)	$719 → $921 (+28.1%)

Owego

Population

3,8293,823

Median household income

$45,568$57,240

Median home value

$95,100$143,000

Median gross rent

$706$918

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)

	Owego	Waverly
Under 5	9.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	18.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	18.3%
75 and over	9.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Owego	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	89.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Owego	Waverly
No high school diploma	8.3%	9.1%
High school graduate	25.8%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Owego	Waverly
Drove alone	73.1%	81.6%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	3.9%
Bicycle	2.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	10.4%	3.3%
Other means	0.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Owego	Waverly
1-unit, detached	46.8%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	36.8%	24.2%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	6.7%
20 or more units	6.5%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Owego	Waverly
Poverty rate	26.4%	8.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938