Waitsburg is home to 1,083 people in Washington. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 46.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 31% less than in Washington as a whole. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. Median rent is $811 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,917, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Waitsburg
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$94,563 → $266,400(+182%)US over the same years: +67%
White share95.2% → 69.4%(−25.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share2.3% → 19.9%(+17.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)12.2%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.8%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.1%(28)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 90 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
Waitsburg, decade by decade
Waitsburg 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
1,040
$54,201
$94,563
15.6%
11.6
2000
1,212
$61,075
$157,391
17.7%
15.6
2010
1,217
$65,553
$208,305
19.3%
22.9
2020
1,166
$77,099
$223,985
22.0%
35.6
2024
1,083
$67,917
$266,400
16.0%
58.6
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.
