Waverly is a city of 23,575 people in Michigan. 7,381 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 2,590 people per square mile. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 18 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,700, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Waverly
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$212,646 → $234,600(+10%)US over the same years: +67%
White share89.7% → 63.2%(−26.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share6.8% → 15.0%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Waverly's population equals 22% of Eaton County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 50% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 33% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.8%(218)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(196)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(433)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(50)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,297 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Waverly, decade by decade
Waverly population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,614
$95,705
$212,646
29.2%
23.7
2000
16,194
$93,174
$230,439
34.4%
45.4
2010
23,925
$82,411
$236,069
38.8%
57.8
2020
23,812
$81,122
$207,259
42.0%
67.8
2024
23,575
$75,700
$234,600
44.1%
70.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
