Waverly city, IA

Bremer County, IA

2022 population: 10,399 ( 525 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.3 square miles
Population density: 923.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,326	89.68%	0.1%
Black:	265	2.55%	65.6%
Indian:	25	0.24%	525.0%
Asian:	181	1.74%	49.6%
2+ races:	240	2.31%	101.7%
Hispanic:	357	3.43%	170.5%

Total non-White:	1,073	10.32%	99.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-9	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	534	6.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
9,874
9,335	94.54%
160	1.62%
4	0.04%
121	1.23%
119	1.21%
132	1.34%
539	5.46%

2000
8,939
8,621	96.44%
73	0.82%
5	0.06%
131	1.47%
45	0.50%
64	0.72%
318	3.56%

1990
8,539
8,365	97.96%
59	0.69%
0	0.00%
64	0.75%
n/a
51	0.60%
174	2.04%

1980
8,444
8,331	98.66%
20	0.24%
5	0.06%
38	0.45%
n/a
40	0.47%
113	1.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

714	8.0
221	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

256	3.0
144	1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

34	0.4
61	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Waverly city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.5
2,114	20.3%
8,285	79.7%
2,029	19.5%

3,788
2.37

2,522	66.6%
2,049	81.2%
245	9.7%
1,266	33.4%

2010
Number	Percent
33.1
2,013	20.4%
7,861	79.6%
1,656	16.8%

3,546
2.34

2,294	64.7%
1,921	83.7%
194	8.5%
1,252	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
1,938	21.7%
7,001	78.3%
1,475	16.5%

3,204
2.38

2,110	65.9%
1,822	86.4%
165	7.8%
1,094	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
1,888	22.1%
6,651	77.9%
1,432	16.8%

3,064
2.38

2,095	68.4%
1,884	89.9%
95	4.5%
969	31.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
2,100	24.9%
6,344	75.1%
1,174	13.9%

2,862
2.58

2,077	72.6%
1,897	91.3%
69	3.3%
785	27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Waverly city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	170	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	76	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	77	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	249	6.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	63	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	140	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	101	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	129	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	106	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	304	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	366	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	678	17.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	442	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	333	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	272	7.2%
$200,000 or more	282	7.4%

Median Household Income	78,278
Per Capita Income	41,234

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	160	4.2%
Public Assistance	76	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	319	8.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,834	77.1%
Unemployed	137	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,971	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,297	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,838	1,616	53.2%
Non-Profit	418	504	45.3%
Self-Employed	237	221	51.7%

Local Government	141	165	46.1%
State Government	139	104	57.2%
Federal Government	18	14	56.2%

Total Private + Self	2,075	1,837	53.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	716	787	47.6%
Total	2,791	2,624	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	775	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	919	17.0%
Professional, Technical	1,332	24.6%
Service Occupations	1,144	21.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	45	0.8%
All others	1,245	23.0%

White Collar		55.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,038	19.2%
Health care and social assistance	764	14.1%
Manufacturing	681	12.6%
Retail trade	416	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	409	7.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	390	7.2%
Transportation and warehousing	266	4.9%
Finance and insurance	263	4.9%
Construction	256	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	238	4.4%
Other services	200	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	124	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	122	2.3%
Wholesale trade	102	1.9%
Public administration	82	1.5%
Information	28	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	25	0.5%
Utilities	11	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	72	0.69%
Puerto Rican	116	1.12%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	31	0.30%

Total Central American	26	0.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	26	0.25%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	96	0.92%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	96	0.92%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	16	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	54	0.52%
Thai	38	0.37%
Cambodian	33	0.32%
Korean	30	0.29%
Mongolian	12	0.12%
Vietnamese	2	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,434	95.8%
Spanish	106	1.1%
Other	81	0.8%
Other Asian	58	0.6%
German, other Germanic	55	0.6%
Chinese	51	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.2%
Other Indo-European	14	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,634	44.6%
Irish	1,130	10.9%
English	919	8.8%
Norwegian	740	7.1%
American	431	4.1%
Polish	247	2.4%
Dutch	164	1.6%
Danish	163	1.6%
Swedish	158	1.5%
Czech	145	1.4%
Italian	116	1.1%
Welsh	97	0.9%
Scottish	90	0.9%
African	87	0.8%
French	68	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,236	98.4%
Not a citizen	163	1.6%

Native	9,975	95.9%
Foreign-born	424	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	0.9%	233	3.7%	1,753	27.9%	1,683	26.8%	1,633	26.0%	928	14.8%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	0.9%
9-12 Years	233	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,753	27.9%
Some College	1,683	26.8%
Bach. Degree	1,633	26.0%
Grad Degree	928	14.8%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +450	R +130	R + 2.7%
D +320
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Joe Biden (D)	3,059	49.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,960	48.0%	142	2.3%	6,161	-5	1	0.36%
2016	72%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,739	48.1%	Donald Trump (R)	2,510	44.1%	442	7.8%	5,691	-7	-2	0.36%

2020 President, Waverly city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,059

49.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,960

48.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

6,161

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Waverly city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,739

48.1%

Donald Trump (R)

2,510

44.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

232

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

Other

169

3.0%

TOTAL

5,691

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waverly city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	76%	Joni Ernst* (R)	2,998	49.1%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	2,970	48.6%	144 [+]	2.4%	6,112	-3	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 111 (1.8%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 31 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	G	61%	Fred Hubbell (D)	2,485	50.8%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	2,299	47.0%	107 [+]	2.2%	4,891	-3	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 82 (1.7%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 24 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	71%	Charles Grassley* (R)	3,302	58.7%	Patty Judge (D)	2,137	38.0%	188 [+]	3.3%	5,627	-1	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 132 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 56 (1.0%);
2014	S2	53%	Joni Ernst (R)	2,060	49.4%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,970	47.3%	136 [+]	3.3%	4,166	-3	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 74 (1.8%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 40 (1.0%); Ruth Smith (I) 15 (0.4%); Bob Quast (I) 6 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	53%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,339	56.2%	Jack Hatch (D)	1,709	41.1%	115 [+]	2.8%	4,163	-3	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 57 (1.4%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 36 (0.9%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 20 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,080
Median Value	$211,000

Occupied	3,788	92.8%
Vacant	292	7.2%

Owned	2,894	76.4%
Rented	894	23.6%
Median Rent	$861

Single-Family Units	3,097	75.9%
Detached	2,910	71.3%
Attached	187	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	621	15.2%
Mobile Homes	91	2.2%

Waverly city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waverly city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Waverly city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waverly city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waverly city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waverly city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waverly city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waverly city, IA