Sayre vs South Waverly

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

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

Sayre has the higher population (5,444 vs 1,125 in South Waverly). South Waverly has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $55,393 in Sayre). Sayre has the higher median home value ($166,000 vs $158,200 in South Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Sayre	South Waverly
Population	5,444	1,125
Median age	40.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,393	$83,750
Median home value	$166,000	$158,200
Median gross rent	$976	$1,005
Housing units	2,845	450
Homeownership rate	61.1%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sayre	South Waverly
Population	5,450 → 5,444 (-0.1%)	1,026 → 1,125 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$42,557 → $55,393 (+30.2%)	$66,406 → $83,750 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$131,400 → $166,000 (+26.3%)	$120,300 → $158,200 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $976 (+32.6%)	$622 → $1,005 (+61.6%)

Sayre

Population

5,4505,444

Median household income

$42,557$55,393

Median home value

$131,400$166,000

Median gross rent

$736$976

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)

	Sayre	South Waverly
Under 5	2.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	7.6%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	13.9%	15.4%
75 and over	5.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sayre	South Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	93.0%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sayre	South Waverly
No high school diploma	6.2%	3.4%
High school graduate	29.5%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sayre	South Waverly
Drove alone	68.7%	89.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.2%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	2.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sayre	South Waverly
1-unit, detached	67.2%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Sayre	South Waverly
Poverty rate	11.3%	8.5%
Average household size	2.13	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1938	1956