Stony Creek vs Waverly

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

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

Waverly has the higher population (2,629 vs 360 in Stony Creek). Waverly has the higher median household income ($71,154 vs $61,326 in Stony Creek). Stony Creek has the higher median home value ($153,200 vs $135,300 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Stony Creek	Waverly
Population	360	2,629
Median age	46.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,326	$71,154
Median home value	$153,200	$135,300
Median gross rent	$914	$947
Housing units	184	1,014
Homeownership rate	71.6%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stony Creek	Waverly
Population	171 → 360 (+110.5%)	2,633 → 2,629 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$54,375 → $61,326 (+12.8%)	$52,025 → $71,154 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $153,200 (+36.2%)	$115,100 → $135,300 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $914 (-15.0%)	$941 → $947 (+0.6%)

Stony Creek

Population

171360

Median household income

$54,375$61,326

Median home value

$112,500$153,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$914

Waverly

Population

2,6332,629

Median household income

$52,025$71,154

Median home value

$115,100$135,300

Median gross rent

$941$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stony Creek	Waverly
Under 5	2.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.7%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.9%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.1%
35 to 44	5.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	16.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	7.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	20.3%	9.2%
75 and over	10.6%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stony Creek	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	18.3%
Black or African American	15.3%	78.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stony Creek	Waverly
No high school diploma	6.0%	16.2%
High school graduate	24.3%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	46.6%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stony Creek	Waverly
Drove alone	82.8%	71.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	11.7%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stony Creek	Waverly
1-unit, detached	92.4%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Stony Creek	Waverly
Poverty rate	30.6%	7.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1949	1978