Iowa · Census place 82875
Waverly city, IA
Quick answer
Waverly city has 10,446 residents, ranking #40 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $78,429, the median home is worth $215,200 and median gross rent runs $909 a month.
- Population
- 10,446Waverly city residents
- Median household income
- $78,429Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $215,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $909Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Waverly city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waverly city median would spend about 13.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11% of residents and 71.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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