Waverly is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 10,522 people and three associated neighborhoods, Waverly is the 39th largest community in Iowa.

Also of interest is that Waverly has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Waverly is a college town. There are a lot of students in Waverly attending college, and as a result Waverly provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Waverly spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.25 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The education level of Waverly ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Waverly, 40.75% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Waverly in 2018 was $41,234, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,936 for a family of four. However, Waverly contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Waverly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waverly residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waverly include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Waverly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.