Anderson vs Waterloo

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson and Waterloo: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson and Waterloo are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anderson has the higher population (309 vs 92 in Waterloo). Anderson has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $29,219 in Waterloo). Anderson has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $92,000 in Waterloo).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Waterloo
Population	309	92
Median age	51.0 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$29,219
Median home value	$200,000	$92,000
Median gross rent	$915	$663
Housing units	154	95
Homeownership rate	76.6%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Waterloo
Population	236 → 309 (+30.9%)	140 → 92 (-34.3%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $86,250 (+76.9%)	$42,500 → $29,219 (-31.2%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $200,000 (+66.5%)	$57,500 → $92,000 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $915 (+83.0%)	$650 → $663 (+2.0%)

Anderson

Population

236309

Median household income

$48,750$86,250

Median home value

$120,100$200,000

Median gross rent

$500$915

Waterloo

Population

14092

Median household income

$42,500$29,219

Median home value

$57,500$92,000

Median gross rent

$650$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Waterloo
Under 5	9.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	6.8%	4.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	2.2%
25 to 34	17.2%	3.3%
35 to 44	4.5%	1.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	21.7%
55 to 64	16.2%	27.2%
65 to 74	19.1%	20.7%
75 and over	7.4%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	97.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Waterloo
No high school diploma	3.8%	22.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Waterloo
Drove alone	88.5%	93.5%
Carpooled	2.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.5%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	77.9%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Waterloo
Poverty rate	2.9%	20.7%
Average household size	2.19	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	37	24
Median year structure built	1972	1968