Waverly

Population: 23,301
Median household income: $75,868
Median home value: $222,300

Waverly, a community in Eaton County, Michigan, has 23,301 residents. At $75,868, its median household income sits in line with Eaton County's $78,025.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waverly's population declined 3.7% from 24,201 to 23,301, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $164,100 to $222,300.

The typical home was built around 1980. 8.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,301
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $75,868
Median home value: $222,300
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 11,761
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,20123,301

Median household income

$63,362$75,868

Median home value

$164,100$222,300

Median gross rent

$919$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,201	$63,362	$164,100	$919
2020	24,050	$66,930	$171,000	$956
2021	23,328	$69,346	$178,600	$981
2022	23,723	$74,909	$206,900	$1,083
2023	23,301	$75,868	$222,300	$1,125

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,198	5.1%
5 to 17	2,549	10.9%
18 to 24	1,690	7.3%
25 to 34	4,103	17.6%
35 to 44	3,053	13.1%
45 to 54	2,172	9.3%
55 to 64	3,169	13.6%
65 to 74	3,046	13.1%
75 and over	2,321	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,033	64.5%
Black or African American	3,514	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.2%
Asian	1,550	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	229	1.0%
Two or more races	1,035	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,889	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,025	5.7%
High school graduate	3,103	17.4%
Some college or associate's	5,899	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,861	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,976	16.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,336	68.9%
Carpooled	1,248	10.3%
Public transit	118	1.0%
Walked	107	0.9%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	2,135	17.6%
Other means	149	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,296	43.1%
15 to 29 min	4,216	42.3%
30 to 44 min	546	5.5%
45 to 59 min	314	3.1%
60+ min	598	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 8.5% (1,953 of 23,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,118	53.8%
Nonfamily households	5,250	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,368	96.7%
Vacant	393	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,341	55.8%
Renter-occupied	5,027	44.2%

1-unit, detached48.1%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units24.2%

20 or more units12.9%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,657	48.1%
1-unit, attached	997	8.5%
2 to 4 units	506	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2,850	24.2%
20 or more units	1,514	12.9%
Mobile home & other	237	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2684800
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 42.7384, -84.6340