Moving to Waverly, Kansas
Population: 589. Estimated population in July 2024: 556 (-5.6% change)
Males: 267 (45.3%), Females: 322 (54.7%)
Coffey County
Zip code: 66871
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $29,844
Median house value: $50,800
Population by Race
Races in Waverly:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (20.7%), English (11.7%), Irish (10.4%), United States (9.3%), Scottish (4.2%), Dutch (3.2%).
Elevation: 1131 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Waverly
- High school or higher: 79.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Waverly city
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 11.6%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-5.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Waverly:
- COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
- ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; GARNETT, KS)
- RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; OTTAWA, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waverly:
- FORBES FIELD (about 39 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 87 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 88 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waverly:
- COFFEY COUNTY (about 11 miles; BURLINGTON, KS; Abbreviation: UKL)
- POMONA LAKE (about 21 miles; LYNDON, KS; Abbreviation: 39K)
- OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 22 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 53K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waverly:
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 47 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 77 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 82 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
Schools
Public high school in Waverly:
- WAVERLY HIGH (Students: 113; Location: 607 PEARSON; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Waverly:
- WAVERLY ELEM (Students: 134; Location: 607 DANE; Grades: KG – 06)