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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.80% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Waverly is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Waverly enrolled in college, Waverly has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

One of the benefits of Waverly is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.25 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The citizens of Waverly are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.75% of adults in Waverly have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Waverly in 2022 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.