Waverly city, NE

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,289 ( 1,012 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.4 square miles
Population density: 1801.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,985	92.91%	25.0%
Black:	2	0.05%	60.0%
Indian:	3	0.07%	40.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	56	1.31%	143.5%
Hispanic:	243	5.67%	417.0%

Total non-White:	304	7.09%	237.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	798	29.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	214	7.9

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
3,277
3,187	97.25%
5	0.15%
5	0.15%
9	0.27%
23	0.70%
47	1.43%
90	2.75%

2000
2,452
2,363	96.37%
15	0.61%
22	0.90%
0	0.00%
31	1.26%
21	0.86%
89	3.63%

1990
1,869
1,852	99.09%
0	0.00%
5	0.27%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	0.59%
17	0.91%

1980
1,725
1,690	97.97%
0	0.00%
5	0.29%
2	0.12%
n/a
26	1.51%
35	2.03%

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

824	33.6
1	0.0

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

511	27.3
72	3.9

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

162	9.4
-18	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Waverly city, NE

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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
35.2
1,458	34.0%
2,831	66.0%
772	18.0%

1,471
2.88

1,270	86.3%
1,080	85.0%
96	7.6%
201	13.7%

2010
Number	Percent
32.8
1,093	33.4%
2,184	66.6%
301	9.2%

1,113
2.90

903	81.1%
754	83.5%
77	8.5%
210	18.9%

2000
Number	Percent
31.3
823	33.6%
1,629	66.4%
202	8.2%

783
3.07

648	82.8%
552	85.2%
53	8.2%
135	17.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
591	31.6%
1,278	68.4%
172	9.2%

610
2.98

522	85.6%
466	89.3%
29	5.6%
88	14.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
662	38.4%
1,063	61.6%
131	7.6%

542
3.18

467	86.2%
434	92.9%
29	6.2%
75	13.8%

2022 Housing Data for Waverly city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	24	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	47	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	87	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	232	15.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	200	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	290	19.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	147	10.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	238	16.2%
$200,000 or more	103	7.0%

Median Household Income	103,373
Per Capita Income	37,561

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	113	7.7%
Public Assistance	20	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	48	3.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,740	84.1%
Unemployed	5	0.2%
In Armed Forces	48	2.3%

Total Labor Force	1,793	86.7%
Not in Labor Force	276	13.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	686	591	53.7%
Non-Profit	25	120	17.2%
Self-Employed	79	58	57.7%

Local Government	67	88	43.2%
State Government	93	65	58.9%
Federal Government	51	15	77.3%

Total Private + Self	765	649	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	236	288	45.0%
Total	1,001	937	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	19.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	432	22.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	432	22.3%
Professional, Technical	465	24.0%
Service Occupations	217	11.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	1.2%
All others	392	20.2%

White Collar		68.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	308	15.9%
Health care and social assistance	222	11.5%
Retail trade	218	11.2%
Public administration	155	8.0%
Manufacturing	150	7.7%
Finance and insurance	146	7.5%
Construction	143	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	124	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	88	4.5%
Other services	70	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	65	3.4%
Information	61	3.1%
Wholesale trade	59	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	34	1.8%
Utilities	31	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	1.0%
Management	14	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	229	5.34%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	14	0.33%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,933	99.0%
Spanish	30	0.8%
German, other Germanic	11	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,771	41.3%
Irish	496	11.6%
Swedish	365	8.5%
English	278	6.5%
Scandinavian	148	3.5%
American	144	3.4%
Czech	130	3.0%
Scottish	130	3.0%
Norwegian	117	2.7%
Polish	100	2.3%
French	90	2.1%
Dutch	86	2.0%
European	70	1.6%
French Canadian	57	1.3%
Austrian	52	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,278	99.7%
Not a citizen	11	0.3%

Native	4,278	99.7%
Foreign-born	11	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	34	1.3%	634	24.0%	955	36.2%	693	26.3%	323	12.2%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	34	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	634	24.0%
Some College	955	36.2%
Bach. Degree	693	26.3%
Grad Degree	323	12.2%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +195	D +40	D + 10.2%
D +235
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,392	63.9%	Joe Biden (D)	733	33.6%	55	2.5%	2,180	6	17	0.23%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	1,197	66.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	498	27.7%	106	5.9%	1,801	8	21	0.21%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waverly city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

733

33.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,392

63.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.5%

TOTAL

2,180

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Waverly city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

498

27.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,197

66.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

TOTAL

1,801

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waverly city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	61%	Ben Sasse* (R)	1,423	70.1%	Chris Janicek (D)	474	23.4%	132 [+]	6.5%	2,029	7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 132 (6.5%);
2018	S1	45%	Deb Fischer* (R)	813	57.9%	Jane Raybould (D)	540	38.4%	52 [+]	3.7%	1,405	0	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 52 (3.7%);
2018	G	45%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	867	61.8%	Bob Krist (D)	535	38.2%	0	0.0%	1,402	3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: 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	1,514
Median Value	$241,500

Occupied	1,471	97.2%
Vacant	43	2.8%

Owned	1,211	82.3%
Rented	260	17.7%
Median Rent	$888

Single-Family Units	1,403	92.7%
Detached	1,317	87.0%
Attached	86	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	85	5.6%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Waverly city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waverly city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Waverly city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waverly city, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waverly city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waverly city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waverly city, NE