Simpson vs Waverly

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

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

Simpson has the higher population (1,343 vs 513 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($104,444 vs $46,979 in Simpson). Waverly has the higher median home value ($284,600 vs $123,600 in Simpson).

Population, income & housing

	Simpson	Waverly
Population	1,343	513
Median age	42.2 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,979	$104,444
Median home value	$123,600	$284,600
Median gross rent	$844	—
Housing units	627	241
Homeownership rate	76.5%	98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	74.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Simpson	Waverly
Population	1,114 → 1,343 (+20.6%)	727 → 513 (-29.4%)
Median household income	$45,481 → $46,979 (+3.3%)	$135,833 → $104,444 (-23.1%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $123,600 (+42.6%)	$373,400 → $284,600 (-23.8%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $844 (+12.2%)	—

Simpson

Population

1,1141,343

Median household income

$45,481$46,979

Median home value

$86,700$123,600

Median gross rent

$752$844

Waverly

Population

727513

Median household income

$135,833$104,444

Median home value

$373,400$284,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Simpson	Waverly
Under 5	2.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	21.4%	12.1%
18 to 24	12.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	8.9%	6.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	7.8%
45 to 54	16.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	10.9%	21.1%
65 to 74	10.1%	22.2%
75 and over	5.1%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Simpson	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	2.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Simpson	Waverly
No high school diploma	6.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.3%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	35.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	38.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Simpson	Waverly
Drove alone	80.9%	73.8%
Carpooled	15.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Simpson	Waverly
1-unit, detached	72.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Simpson	Waverly
Poverty rate	17.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.53	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	13
Median year structure built	1948	1951