Rogersville vs Waterloo

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

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

Rogersville has the higher population (1,260 vs 92 in Waterloo). Rogersville has the higher median household income ($63,164 vs $29,219 in Waterloo). Rogersville has the higher median home value ($156,600 vs $92,000 in Waterloo).

Population, income & housing

	Rogersville	Waterloo
Population	1,260	92
Median age	40.6 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,164	$29,219
Median home value	$156,600	$92,000
Median gross rent	$821	$663
Housing units	646	95
Homeownership rate	68.4%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rogersville	Waterloo
Population	1,424 → 1,260 (-11.5%)	140 → 92 (-34.3%)
Median household income	$37,578 → $63,164 (+68.1%)	$42,500 → $29,219 (-31.2%)
Median home value	$122,200 → $156,600 (+28.2%)	$57,500 → $92,000 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $821 (+22.7%)	$650 → $663 (+2.0%)

Rogersville

Population

1,4241,260

Median household income

$37,578$63,164

Median home value

$122,200$156,600

Median gross rent

$669$821

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)

	Rogersville	Waterloo
Under 5	3.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.1%	4.3%
18 to 24	4.0%	2.2%
25 to 34	18.1%	3.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	1.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	21.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	27.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	20.7%
75 and over	15.3%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rogersville	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	97.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rogersville	Waterloo
No high school diploma	5.9%	22.0%
High school graduate	45.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rogersville	Waterloo
Drove alone	91.8%	93.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rogersville	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	78.0%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Rogersville	Waterloo
Poverty rate	11.0%	20.7%
Average household size	2.22	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1973	1968