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Population (year 2000): 8,968. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,298 (+3.7% change)
Males: 4,204 (46.9%), Females: 4,764 (53.1%)
Bremer County
Zip code:
50677
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $39,587 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,800 (year 2000)
Races in Waverly:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (50.4%), Irish (12.1%),
English (10.4%), Norwegian (8.2%), United States (4.4%), Swedish
(3.9%).
Elevation: 920 feet
Land area: 11.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waverly
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waverly city
- Never married: 30.1%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 4.9%
2.0% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.5% Europe, 0.2%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +235 (+2.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Waverly:
- WAVERLY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (312 9TH STREET
SW)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Waverly:
- SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA)
- ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WATERLOO,
IA)
- COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; WATERLOO,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waverly:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 14 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 66 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 79 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waverly:
- WAVERLY MUNI (about 2 miles; WAVERLY, IA; ID: C25)
- ALLISON MUNI (about 23 miles; ALLISON, IA; ID: K98)
- CHARLES CITY MUNI (about 25 miles; CHARLES CITY, IA;
ID: CCY)
College/University in Waverly:
- WARTBURG COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,556; Location: 222 NINTH ST NW; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.wartburg.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waverly:
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 22 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 52
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 65 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
Public high school in Waverly:
- WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 759; Location: 1405 4TH AVE SW; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waverly:
- WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 343; Location: 215 3RD ST NW; Grades: 07 -
08)
- WASHINGTON IRVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 249; Location: 213 6TH ST SW; Grades: 05 -
06)
- MARGARETTA CAREY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
210; Location: 220 9TH AVE NW; Grades: KG - 04)
- WEST CEDAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: 221 15TH ST NW; Grades: PK - 04)
- SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 101;
Location: 809 4TH ST SE; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Waverly:
- ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 203;
Location: 212 SECOND STREET NW; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Waverly:
- WAVERLY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$510,369; Location: 1500 WEST BREMER AVE.; 50,045 books;
1,517 audio materials; 2,418 video materials; 200 serial
subscriptions)
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