City safety & data profile

WaverlyIA

Waverly, IA is a 10K-resident city in Bremer County with a median household income of $80,284.

Bremer County, Iowa. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Waverly, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Waverly has a population larger than 0% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $223,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 1%
By size
$80,284
Median income (place)
$223,300
Median home (place)
10.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Waverly

Waverly posts a median household income higher than 49% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Waverly area.

Bottom 50%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Waverly

Where Waverly income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$80,284 Bottom 49% higher than 49% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Waverly $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in IA

Population among 40 IA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Des Moines is the largest IA city on this list; Clive leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in IA

Median household income among the same 40-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Clive posts the highest place-level median income in IA; Des Moines is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Waverly, IA beyond the headline numbers

Waverly sits inside Bremer County, Iowa, at roughly 42.73°N, -92.48°W. Population 10,066, $80,284 median household income. Median home value $223,300, median rent $1,057. Poverty rate 10.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Waverly, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Waverly, IA stands at 10.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Waverly runs about 2.8 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 10.6% of Waverly workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 21.1% in Waverly, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Waverly workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Waverly's median age is 32.8 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Waverly from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,066
Waverly · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$80,284
-10% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$223,300
-46% vs avg
Median Age (place)
32.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Bremer County): Waverly's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
25K+3%
Median Income
$86,784+42%
Median Home Value
$219,600+51%
Poverty Rate
7.3%+0%
Unemployment
3.3%-23%

Economics

Economics indicators for Waverly, IA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,057/mo
Poverty Rate
10.9% -12% vs avg
Unemployment 3.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 44.1%
Work From Home 10.6%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 89.6%
African American 2.5%
Asian 1.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
37.2%
Short Sleep Duration
32.6%
High Blood Pressure
32.2%
Physical Inactivity
22.8%
Binge Drinking
21.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.4%
Current Smoking
12.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.7%
Current Asthma
9.9%
Diabetes
9.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 69.2%
Annual Checkup 77.3%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
6.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
6.1%
Stroke
3.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
WAVERLY HEALTH CENTER
WAVERLY · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

What alerts and safety updates affect Waverly?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Waverly right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet IA-WAVERLY-IA · Waverly

Waverly: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Waverly; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Iowa state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Waverly, IA? ▼
Waverly, IA has a population of 10,066 people, located in Bremer County, Iowa.
What is the median household income in Waverly? ▼
The median household income in Waverly, IA is $80,284 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.9%.
What is the median home value in Waverly? ▼
The median home value in Waverly, IA is $223,300. Median rent is $1,057/month.
What are the top health concerns in Waverly? ▼
The top health indicators in Waverly include Obesity (37.2%), Short Sleep Duration (32.6%), High Blood Pressure (32.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Waverly? ▼
Waverly has 1 hospital with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Waverly? ▼
The median age in Waverly, IA is 32.8 years. 44.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Waverly, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside IA (10.9% here).

Avondale, AZ 10.9% La Habra, CA 10.9% Berwyn, IL 10.9% Key West, FL 10.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside IA ($80,284 here).

Northampton, MA $80,288 Tucker, GA $80,317 Walnut Park, CA $80,331 Coral Terrace, FL $80,353

Compare Waverly with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Cedar Falls, IA 41K Waterloo, IA 68K Marshalltown, IA 28K Mason City, IA 27K Austin, MN 25K Cedar Rapids, IA 130K Marion, IA 37K Newton, IA 15K
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Using Waverly's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Waverly area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Waverly against Iowa peers on any ranking lens. Explore Iowa

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Bremer County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.