Sussex vs Waverly

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

Sussex 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 110 in Sussex). Sussex has the higher median household income ($83,531 vs $71,154 in Waverly). Sussex has the higher median home value ($187,200 vs $135,300 in Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Sussex	Waverly
Population	110	2,629
Median age	63.3 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,531	$71,154
Median home value	$187,200	$135,300
Median gross rent	—	$947
Housing units	84	1,014
Homeownership rate	78.9%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sussex	Waverly
Population	356 → 110 (-69.1%)	2,633 → 2,629 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$67,838 → $83,531 (+23.1%)	$52,025 → $71,154 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $187,200 (+13.2%)	$115,100 → $135,300 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$941 → $947 (+0.6%)

Sussex

Population

356110

Median household income

$67,838$83,531

Median home value

$165,400$187,200

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)

	Sussex	Waverly
Under 5	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	2.7%	9.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	0.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	47.3%	9.2%
65 to 74	22.7%	9.2%
75 and over	0.0%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sussex	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	18.3%
Black or African American	10.0%	78.0%
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	1.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sussex	Waverly
No high school diploma	40.2%	16.2%
High school graduate	29.0%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sussex	Waverly
Drove alone	100.0%	71.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sussex	Waverly
1-unit, detached	67.9%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	32.1%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Sussex	Waverly
Poverty rate	12.8%	7.9%
Average household size	1.65	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	—	33
Median year structure built	1989	1978