Garrett vs Waterloo

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

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

Garrett has the higher population (6,540 vs 2,180 in Waterloo). Garrett has the higher median household income ($65,611 vs $61,375 in Waterloo). Garrett has the higher median home value ($142,800 vs $108,600 in Waterloo).

Population, income & housing

	Garrett	Waterloo
Population	6,540	2,180
Median age	38.2 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,611	$61,375
Median home value	$142,800	$108,600
Median gross rent	$836	$829
Housing units	2,911	963
Homeownership rate	82.7%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrett	Waterloo
Population	6,651 → 6,540 (-1.7%)	2,221 → 2,180 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$46,540 → $65,611 (+41.0%)	$50,536 → $61,375 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $142,800 (+45.7%)	$78,900 → $108,600 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $836 (+22.9%)	$665 → $829 (+24.7%)

Garrett

Population

6,6516,540

Median household income

$46,540$65,611

Median home value

$98,000$142,800

Median gross rent

$680$836

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)

	Garrett	Waterloo
Under 5	7.3%	8.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	14.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	5.4%
75 and over	5.9%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrett	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrett	Waterloo
No high school diploma	10.7%	14.4%
High school graduate	39.0%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrett	Waterloo
Drove alone	86.3%	90.3%
Carpooled	10.9%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrett	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	81.0%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Garrett	Waterloo
Poverty rate	12.1%	16.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1972	1964