Washington vs Waverly

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

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

Washington has the higher population (1,129 vs 395 in Waverly). Waverly has the higher median household income ($79,539 vs $44,882 in Washington). Waverly has the higher median home value ($265,000 vs $207,500 in Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Washington	Waverly
Population	1,129	395
Median age	56.7 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,882	$79,539
Median home value	$207,500	$265,000
Median gross rent	$1,059	—
Housing units	634	157
Homeownership rate	65.1%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Washington	Waverly
Population	1,139 → 1,129 (-0.9%)	623 → 395 (-36.6%)
Median household income	$75,278 → $44,882 (-40.4%)	$73,676 → $79,539 (+8.0%)
Median home value	$167,100 → $207,500 (+24.2%)	$144,000 → $265,000 (+84.0%)
Median gross rent	$987 → $1,059 (+7.3%)	—

Washington

Population

1,1391,129

Median household income

$75,278$44,882

Median home value

$167,100$207,500

Median gross rent

$987$1,059

Waverly

Population

623395

Median household income

$73,676$79,539

Median home value

$144,000$265,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Washington	Waverly
Under 5	0.0%	14.4%
5 to 17	8.9%	5.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	6.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	8.4%
55 to 64	18.4%	23.5%
65 to 74	22.6%	20.5%
75 and over	11.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Washington	Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Washington	Waverly
No high school diploma	4.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.4%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Washington	Waverly
Drove alone	72.2%	66.4%
Carpooled	8.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.9%	21.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Washington	Waverly
1-unit, detached	87.2%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	32.5%

Poverty & households

	Washington	Waverly
Poverty rate	8.4%	15.9%
Average household size	1.85	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1989	2001