Waverly, MI

Census Place

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2024 Population
23,575
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.7
2.46% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.1%
19% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$75,700
0.221% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$234,600
5.53% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
12,036
3.24% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Waverly, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.9% of the residents in Waverly, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Waverly, MI are Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing (77 degrees awarded in 2023) and Great Lakes Christian College (32 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Waverly, MI was $234,600, and the homeownership rate was 55.7%.

Most people in Waverly, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Waverly, MI was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMichiganEaton County, MILansing-East Lansing, MIIngham County (Northwest) PUMA, MIEaton & Clinton Counties PUMA, MI

Population & Diversity

Waverly, MI is home to a population of 23.6k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.64% of Waverly, MI residents were born outside of the country (2.27k people).

In 2024, there were 4.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.9k people) in Waverly, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.54k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.5k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%
2024 Citizenship
96.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Waverly, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Waverly, MI was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Waverly, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14.9k ± 831
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.54k ± 417
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.5k ± 346
9.05%
Hispanic Population
2.13k people

In 2024, there were 4.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.9k people) in Waverly, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.54k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.5k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.05% of the people in Waverly, MI are hispanic (2.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Waverly, MI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    80,580 ± 6,941 people
  2. India
    77,204 ± 6,795 people
  3. Iraq
    54,457 ± 5,714 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.64%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.27k people
10.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.35k people

As of 2024, 9.64% of Waverly, MI residents (2.27k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Waverly, MI was 10.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    433 ± 135
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    218 ± 118
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    196 ± 105

Waverly, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.99 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Waverly, MI employs 12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Waverly, MI were Manufacturing (1,512 people), Public Administration (1,396 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,324 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($96,375), Information ($72,596), and Utilities ($72,308).

Employment

Occupations

12k
2024 Value
± 789
−3.24%
1 Year decline
± 9.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waverly, MI declined at a rate of −3.24%, from 12.4k employees to 12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Waverly, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,688 people), Management Occupations (1,154 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,111 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Waverly, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12k
2024 Value
± 789
−3.24%
1 Year decline
± 9.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waverly, MI declined at a rate of −3.24%, from 12.4k employees to 12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Waverly, MI, are Manufacturing (1,512 people), Public Administration (1,396 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,324 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Waverly, MI, though some of these residents may live in Waverly, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,097
Median earning men ± $3,242
$46,340
Median earning women ± $4,033

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,286), Public Administration ($74,120), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,026).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($72,668), Public Administration ($61,549), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,649).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.16%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Waverly, MI. Showing the available data for Michigan.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.3%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.788%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elissa Slotkin
Senator from Michigan1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Waverly, MI awarded 109 degrees. The student population of Waverly, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 75 male students and 151 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Waverly, MI are Unknown (47 and 43.1%), White (38 and 34.9%), Black or African American (19 and 17.4%), and Hispanic or Latino (4 and 3.67%).

The largest universities in Waverly, MI by number of degrees awarded are Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing (77 and 70.6%) and Great Lakes Christian College (32 and 29.4%).

The most popular majors in Waverly, MI are Medical Assistant (60 and 55%), Dental Assisting (17 and 15.6%), and Biblical Studies (16 and 14.7%).

The median tuition cost in Waverly, MI for private four year colleges is $18,890.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 226 students enrolled in Waverly, MI, 33.2% men and 66.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 90 records, of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Medical Assistant
    60 degrees awarded
  2. Dental Assisting
    17 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Waverly, MI was Medical Assistant with 60 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Waverly, MI according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing
    77 degrees awarded
  2. Great Lakes Christian College
    32 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing with 77 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 20 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Waverly, MI, which is 0.225 times less than the 89 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Unknown students. These 47 degrees mean that there were 1.24 times more degrees awarded to Unknown students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 38 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($18,890) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,100) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Waverly, MI was $234,600 in 2024, which is 0.705 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $222,300 to $234,600, a 5.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Waverly, MI is 55.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Waverly, MI have an average commute time of 18.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Waverly, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$234,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,551
$6,334
Median Property Taxes
±$499

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Waverly, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Waverly, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

55.7%
Homeownership
2024
63.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.7% of the housing units in Waverly, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$75,700
Median Household Income
± $4,522
11.4k
Number of Households
± 731

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.4k households in Waverly, MI declined from $75,700 from the previous year's value of $75,868.

The following chart displays the households in Waverly, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Waverly, MI is from Michigan.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Michigan
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.1%)
  3. Carpooled (8.94%)

In 2024, 67.3% of workers in Waverly, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Waverly, MI have a shorter commute time (18.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in Waverly, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Waverly, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Waverly, MI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Waverly, MI (2.35k out of 23.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Waverly, MI is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.7% of the population of Waverly, MI has health coverage, with 51.7% on employee plans, 14.1% on Medicaid, 16.3% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 0.571% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Michigan see 1,276 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1246 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.9% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.28%
Uninsured
51.7%
Employer Coverage
14.1%
Medicaid
16.3%
Medicare
14.1%
Non-Group
0.571%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Waverly, MI grew by 25.3% from 2.61% to 3.28%.

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