North Towanda vs South Waverly

A side-by-side comparison of North Towanda and South Waverly: population, income, housing, and more.

North Towanda and South Waverly are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Waverly has the higher population (1,125 vs 576 in North Towanda). South Waverly has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $22,721 in North Towanda). North Towanda has the higher median home value ($170,000 vs $158,200 in South Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	North Towanda	South Waverly
Population	576	1,125
Median age	64.1 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$22,721	$83,750
Median home value	$170,000	$158,200
Median gross rent	$583	$1,005
Housing units	383	450
Homeownership rate	22.0%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Towanda	South Waverly
Population	—	1,026 → 1,125 (+9.6%)
Median household income	—	$66,406 → $83,750 (+26.1%)
Median home value	—	$120,300 → $158,200 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$622 → $1,005 (+61.6%)

North Towanda

South Waverly

Population

1,0261,125

Median household income

$66,406$83,750

Median home value

$120,300$158,200

Median gross rent

$622$1,005

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Towanda	South Waverly
Under 5	5.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	6.9%	19.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	4.0%	7.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.0%
45 to 54	5.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	20.7%	15.4%
75 and over	27.3%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Towanda	South Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	93.0%
Black or African American	8.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Towanda	South Waverly
No high school diploma	13.3%	3.4%
High school graduate	55.8%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Towanda	South Waverly
Drove alone	91.8%	89.0%
Carpooled	1.5%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Towanda	South Waverly
1-unit, detached	27.7%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	52.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	North Towanda	South Waverly
Poverty rate	34.2%	8.5%
Average household size	1.56	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1980	1956