McEwen vs Waverly

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

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

Waverly has the higher population (4,278 vs 1,814 in McEwen). McEwen has the higher median household income ($71,563 vs $45,600 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median home value ($164,700 vs $152,700 in McEwen).

Population, income & housing

	McEwen	Waverly
Population	1,814	4,278
Median age	34.8 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,563	$45,600
Median home value	$152,700	$164,700
Median gross rent	$743	$841
Housing units	755	2,286
Homeownership rate	75.4%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	18.9%	18.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McEwen	Waverly
Population	1,687 → 1,814 (+7.5%)	4,117 → 4,278 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$47,813 → $71,563 (+49.7%)	$40,122 → $45,600 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $152,700 (+76.7%)	$115,200 → $164,700 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $743 (+11.6%)	$602 → $841 (+39.7%)

McEwen

Population

1,6871,814

Median household income

$47,813$71,563

Median home value

$86,400$152,700

Median gross rent

$666$743

Waverly

Population

4,1174,278

Median household income

$40,122$45,600

Median home value

$115,200$164,700

Median gross rent

$602$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McEwen	Waverly
Under 5	5.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.9%	5.4%
18 to 24	9.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	23.5%	16.7%
35 to 44	5.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	15.4%
75 and over	10.0%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McEwen	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.3%
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	1.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McEwen	Waverly
No high school diploma	19.2%	9.9%
High school graduate	40.8%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McEwen	Waverly
Drove alone	81.4%	74.9%
Carpooled	16.6%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McEwen	Waverly
1-unit, detached	75.8%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	15.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	McEwen	Waverly
Poverty rate	8.6%	15.0%
Average household size	2.90	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	1977	1969