About Waverly

Waverly is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 171 people and just one neighborhood, Waverly is the 354th largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Waverly, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.5% of Waverly's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Waverly is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waverly who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.35%), teaching (9.88%), and healthcare (7.41%).

Of important note, Waverly is also a town of artists. Waverly has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Waverly's character.

Waverly is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Waverly, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Waverly does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Waverly Information and Demographics

The education level of Waverly citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.82% of adults in Waverly have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Waverly in 2000 was $18,406, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,624 for a family of four.

Waverly is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Waverly home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Waverly is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waverly include Welsh, Irish, English, Scotch-Irish, and Australian.

The most common language spoken in Waverly is English.