Valmeyer vs Waterloo

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

Valmeyer 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 1,109 in Valmeyer). Valmeyer has the higher median household income ($93,472 vs $92,005 in Waterloo). Waterloo has the higher median home value ($237,900 vs $208,600 in Valmeyer).

Population, income & housing

	Valmeyer	Waterloo
Population	1,109	11,055
Median age	44.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$93,472	$92,005
Median home value	$208,600	$237,900
Median gross rent	$1,210	$873
Housing units	447	4,651
Homeownership rate	78.2%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Valmeyer	Waterloo
Population	1,300 → 1,109 (-14.7%)	10,367 → 11,055 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$83,382 → $93,472 (+12.1%)	$67,682 → $92,005 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$159,000 → $208,600 (+31.2%)	$192,100 → $237,900 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,210 (+23.1%)	$830 → $873 (+5.2%)

Valmeyer

Population

1,3001,109

Median household income

$83,382$93,472

Median home value

$159,000$208,600

Median gross rent

$983$1,210

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)

	Valmeyer	Waterloo
Under 5	3.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	13.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	12.4%
75 and over	6.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Valmeyer	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	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	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Valmeyer	Waterloo
No high school diploma	7.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	40.0%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Valmeyer	Waterloo
Drove alone	86.8%	76.8%
Carpooled	2.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	11.6%
Other means	0.6%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Valmeyer	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	78.5%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	9.5%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Valmeyer	Waterloo
Poverty rate	4.6%	5.5%
Average household size	2.66	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	2000	1991