Dalton vs Waverly

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

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

Dalton has the higher population (1,381 vs 513 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($104,444 vs $91,667 in Dalton). Waverly has the higher median home value ($284,600 vs $247,900 in Dalton).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Waverly
Population	1,381	513
Median age	43.3 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$91,667	$104,444
Median home value	$247,900	$284,600
Median gross rent	$1,567	—
Housing units	580	241
Homeownership rate	84.2%	98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	74.2%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Waverly
Population	1,284 → 1,381 (+7.6%)	727 → 513 (-29.4%)
Median household income	$76,500 → $91,667 (+19.8%)	$135,833 → $104,444 (-23.1%)
Median home value	$204,200 → $247,900 (+21.4%)	$373,400 → $284,600 (-23.8%)
Median gross rent	$799 → $1,567 (+96.1%)	—

Dalton

Population

1,2841,381

Median household income

$76,500$91,667

Median home value

$204,200$247,900

Median gross rent

$799$1,567

Waverly

Population

727513

Median household income

$135,833$104,444

Median home value

$373,400$284,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Waverly
Under 5	6.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.9%	12.1%
18 to 24	2.7%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	6.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	7.8%
45 to 54	14.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	21.1%
65 to 74	17.0%	22.2%
75 and over	5.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	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	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Waverly
No high school diploma	3.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	17.1%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	35.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	38.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Waverly
Drove alone	87.6%	73.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Waverly
1-unit, detached	88.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Waverly
Poverty rate	10.1%	4.1%
Average household size	2.51	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	13
Median year structure built	1957	1951