Waverly

Population: 4,363
Median household income: $110,000
Median home value: $290,000

Waverly, a community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, has 4,363 residents. At $110,000, its median household income sits above Lancaster County's $72,625.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waverly's population grew 12.7% from 3,873 to 4,363, while its median home value rose 65.6% from $175,100 to $290,000.

The median gross rent is $972. 35.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,363
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $110,000
Median home value: $290,000
Median gross rent: $972
Housing units: 1,556
Homeownership rate: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8734,363

Median household income

$82,031$110,000

Median home value

$175,100$290,000

Median gross rent

$811$972

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,873	$82,031	$175,100	$811
2020	3,941	$81,818	$207,400	$830
2021	4,208	$92,938	$220,200	$868
2022	4,289	$103,373	$241,500	$888
2023	4,363	$110,000	$290,000	$972

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1727.4%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7415.3%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	278	6.4%
5 to 17	1,196	27.4%
18 to 24	162	3.7%
25 to 34	407	9.3%
35 to 44	648	14.9%
45 to 54	510	11.7%
55 to 64	360	8.3%
65 to 74	669	15.3%
75 and over	133	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,965	90.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	330	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	1.5%
High school graduate	729	26.7%
Some college or associate's	987	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	639	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	332	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,762	87.5%
Carpooled	61	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	191	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	371	20.4%
15 to 29 min	1,082	59.4%
30 to 44 min	248	13.6%
45 to 59 min	63	3.5%
60+ min	59	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 0.6% (26 of 4,311)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,313	87.5%
Nonfamily households	187	12.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,500	96.4%
Vacant	56	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,305	87.0%
Renter-occupied	195	13.0%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,414	90.9%
1-unit, attached	69	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20	1.3%
20 or more units	53	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3151770
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9118, -96.5338