Waverly

Population: 395
Median household income: $79,539
Median home value: $265,000

Located in Wood County, West Virginia, Waverly is a community with a population of 395. At $79,539, its median household income sits above Wood County's $56,193.

From 2019 to 2023, Waverly's population declined 36.6% from 623 to 395, while its median home value rose 84.0% from $144,000 to $265,000.

35.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 395
Median age: 54.3 yrs
Median household income: $79,539
Median home value: $265,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 157
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

623395

Median household income

$73,676$79,539

Median home value

$144,000$265,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	623	—	$144,000
2020	687	$73,676	—
2021	723	$72,153	$175,000
2022	482	$77,833	$215,600
2023	395	$79,539	$265,000

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

Age distribution

Under 514.4%

5 to 175.8%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6423.5%

65 to 7420.5%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	14.4%
5 to 17	23	5.8%
18 to 24	38	9.6%
25 to 34	44	11.1%
35 to 44	26	6.6%
45 to 54	33	8.4%
55 to 64	93	23.5%
65 to 74	81	20.5%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	389	98.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	1.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's42.6%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree17.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	61	22.0%
Some college or associate's	118	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	51	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	47	17.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	79	66.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	11.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	21.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	49.5%
15 to 29 min	47	50.5%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 15.9% (59 of 372)

	Count	Share
Family households	94	59.9%
Nonfamily households	63	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	157	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	67.5%
Renter-occupied	51	32.5%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	93	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13	8.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	32.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5484916
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3327, -81.3813