Ashley vs Waterloo

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

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

Waterloo has the higher population (2,180 vs 1,174 in Ashley). Waterloo has the higher median household income ($61,375 vs $56,667 in Ashley). Ashley has the higher median home value ($117,600 vs $108,600 in Waterloo).

Population, income & housing

	Ashley	Waterloo
Population	1,174	2,180
Median age	36.8 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,667	$61,375
Median home value	$117,600	$108,600
Median gross rent	$711	$829
Housing units	540	963
Homeownership rate	66.2%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashley	Waterloo
Population	993 → 1,174 (+18.2%)	2,221 → 2,180 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$45,813 → $56,667 (+23.7%)	$50,536 → $61,375 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $117,600 (+40.8%)	$78,900 → $108,600 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$497 → $711 (+43.1%)	$665 → $829 (+24.7%)

Ashley

Population

9931,174

Median household income

$45,813$56,667

Median home value

$83,500$117,600

Median gross rent

$497$711

Waterloo

Population

2,2212,180

Median household income

$50,536$61,375

Median home value

$78,900$108,600

Median gross rent

$665$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashley	Waterloo
Under 5	6.1%	8.2%
5 to 17	21.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	14.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	16.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.4%
75 and over	3.3%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashley	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	8.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashley	Waterloo
No high school diploma	9.3%	14.4%
High school graduate	50.9%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashley	Waterloo
Drove alone	82.3%	90.3%
Carpooled	14.9%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	5.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashley	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	73.7%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	4.5%
20 or more units	9.1%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Ashley	Waterloo
Poverty rate	10.3%	16.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1972	1964