Median Household Income
$57,480 ± $1,797
Median Home Value
$152,600 ± $3,764
Median Gross Rent
$923 ± $25/mo
Per Capita Income
$32,837
Poverty Rate
16.6%
Unemployment Rate
5.3%
Homeownership Rate
62.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21.8%
Median Age
36.7
Average Commute
15 min
Households
29,283
Veterans
3,195
Population Over Time
Waterloo shrank 2.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
68,392
2016
68,357
2018
68,134
2020
67,671
2022
67,256
2024
67,008
Population by Race & Ethnicity
White
67.4%
Hispanic or Latino
8.4%
Black or African American
16.6%
Asian
3.2%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024. Estimates carry a margin of error (shown as ±) inherent to ACS's sample-based methodology.