Hecker vs Waterloo

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

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

Waterloo has the higher population (11,055 vs 556 in Hecker). Waterloo has the higher median household income ($92,005 vs $80,260 in Hecker). Waterloo has the higher median home value ($237,900 vs $153,700 in Hecker).

Population, income & housing

	Hecker	Waterloo
Population	556	11,055
Median age	34.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$80,260	$92,005
Median home value	$153,700	$237,900
Median gross rent	$736	$873
Housing units	248	4,651
Homeownership rate	74.4%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hecker	Waterloo
Population	561 → 556 (-0.9%)	10,367 → 11,055 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$55,357 → $80,260 (+45.0%)	$67,682 → $92,005 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$127,300 → $153,700 (+20.7%)	$192,100 → $237,900 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $736 (+21.1%)	$830 → $873 (+5.2%)

Hecker

Population

561556

Median household income

$55,357$80,260

Median home value

$127,300$153,700

Median gross rent

$608$736

Waterloo

Population

10,36711,055

Median household income

$67,682$92,005

Median home value

$192,100$237,900

Median gross rent

$830$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hecker	Waterloo
Under 5	5.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.7%	16.4%
18 to 24	15.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	15.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	3.8%	12.4%
75 and over	6.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hecker	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	95.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hecker	Waterloo
No high school diploma	1.5%	3.8%
High school graduate	32.2%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	51.6%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hecker	Waterloo
Drove alone	91.5%	76.8%
Carpooled	1.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hecker	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	74.2%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	6.5%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hecker	Waterloo
Poverty rate	2.1%	5.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1965	1991