South Waverly vs Towanda

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

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

Towanda has the higher population (2,796 vs 1,125 in South Waverly). South Waverly has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $57,185 in Towanda). Towanda has the higher median home value ($166,100 vs $158,200 in South Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	South Waverly	Towanda
Population	1,125	2,796
Median age	42.3 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$57,185
Median home value	$158,200	$166,100
Median gross rent	$1,005	$1,008
Housing units	450	1,562
Homeownership rate	84.4%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Waverly	Towanda
Population	1,026 → 1,125 (+9.6%)	2,842 → 2,796 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$66,406 → $83,750 (+26.1%)	$40,625 → $57,185 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$120,300 → $158,200 (+31.5%)	$130,000 → $166,100 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $1,005 (+61.6%)	$800 → $1,008 (+26.0%)

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

Towanda

Population

2,8422,796

Median household income

$40,625$57,185

Median home value

$130,000$166,100

Median gross rent

$800$1,008

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Waverly	Towanda
Under 5	4.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	13.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	5.5%
25 to 34	7.6%	21.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	5.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	17.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	15.4%	7.0%
75 and over	5.7%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Waverly	Towanda
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Waverly	Towanda
No high school diploma	3.4%	13.4%
High school graduate	35.4%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Waverly	Towanda
Drove alone	89.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	9.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Waverly	Towanda
1-unit, detached	93.3%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	South Waverly	Towanda
Poverty rate	8.5%	9.8%
Average household size	2.62	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1956	1938