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Waverly, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Waverly is a Census city of 901 people across 1.26 square miles of land, in Lafayette County. Median household income is $47,969, 54.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Waverly
What Waverly is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.26 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land714 plus or minus 173
- County holding the largest share of its areaLafayette County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Waverly
- Population901 plus or minus 218
- Median age34.0 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 18295 plus or minus 110
- Share under 1832.7 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Population 65 and over193 plus or minus 61
- Share 65 and over21.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households309 plus or minus 79
- Family households213 plus or minus 72
- Share of households that are families68.9 percent plus or minus 15.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Waverly
- Median household income$47,969
- Per capita income$22,763
- Civilian labor force348 plus or minus 97
- Employed341 plus or minus 99
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over551 plus or minus 126
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Waverly
- Housing units334 plus or minus 89
- Occupied units309 plus or minus 79
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied169 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied140 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate54.7 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$910
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units264 plus or minus 86
- Share single family79.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more37 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more11.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Waverly gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute334 plus or minus 98
- Commuting under 15 minutes136 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.7 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more145 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.4 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Drove alone79.1 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Waverly
- NFIP communityCity of Waverly
- NFIP community number290644
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/26/10
The City of Waverly participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290644 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lafayette County, not Waverly
Lafayette County context, not Waverly figures
- Establishments in Lafayette County732
- Covered employment, Lafayette County8,809
- Average annual pay, Lafayette County$44,138
- Housing units permitted, Lafayette County121
Every figure in this section is published for Lafayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Waverly.
All Lafayette County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Waverly questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Waverly, Missouri?
901, in 309 households. Waverly city covers 1.26 square miles of land, which is 714 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Waverly in?
Lafayette County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Waverly?
$47,969. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,700. Median gross rent is $910 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Waverly in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Waverly appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Waverly, city of, community 290644, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Waverly figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lafayette County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Waverly.
Is zoning published for Waverly?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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