New Johnsonville vs Waverly

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

New Johnsonville 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 1,930 in New Johnsonville). New Johnsonville has the higher median household income ($75,114 vs $45,600 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median home value ($164,700 vs $138,200 in New Johnsonville).

Population, income & housing

	New Johnsonville	Waverly
Population	1,930	4,278
Median age	39.9 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$75,114	$45,600
Median home value	$138,200	$164,700
Median gross rent	$842	$841
Housing units	844	2,286
Homeownership rate	89.0%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	18.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Johnsonville	Waverly
Population	2,027 → 1,930 (-4.8%)	4,117 → 4,278 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$53,828 → $75,114 (+39.5%)	$40,122 → $45,600 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$107,400 → $138,200 (+28.7%)	$115,200 → $164,700 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $842 (+2.8%)	$602 → $841 (+39.7%)

New Johnsonville

Population

2,0271,930

Median household income

$53,828$75,114

Median home value

$107,400$138,200

Median gross rent

$819$842

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)

	New Johnsonville	Waverly
Under 5	5.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.8%	5.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	16.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	6.7%	15.4%
75 and over	7.7%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Johnsonville	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Johnsonville	Waverly
No high school diploma	10.1%	9.9%
High school graduate	44.7%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Johnsonville	Waverly
Drove alone	85.0%	74.9%
Carpooled	8.5%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	2.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Johnsonville	Waverly
1-unit, detached	92.1%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	15.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	New Johnsonville	Waverly
Poverty rate	13.1%	15.0%
Average household size	2.90	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	19	36
Median year structure built	1976	1969