King Lake vs Waterloo

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

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

Waterloo has the higher population (950 vs 22 in King Lake). Since 2019, Waterloo's population has grown faster (-1.7% vs -72.2%).

Population, income & housing

	King Lake	Waterloo
Population	22	950
Median age	66.3 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,417
Median home value	—	$218,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,125
Housing units	56	394
Homeownership rate	100.0%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	50.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King Lake	Waterloo
Population	79 → 22 (-72.2%)	966 → 950 (-1.7%)
Median household income	—	$64,821 → $75,417 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$82,800 → $40,800 (-50.7%)	$143,200 → $218,400 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$880 → $1,125 (+27.8%)

King Lake

Population

7922

Median home value

$82,800$40,800

Waterloo

Population

966950

Median household income

$64,821$75,417

Median home value

$143,200$218,400

Median gross rent

$880$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	King Lake	Waterloo
Under 5	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	16.4%
65 to 74	72.7%	13.1%
75 and over	0.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King Lake	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King Lake	Waterloo
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	86.4%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	13.6%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King Lake	Waterloo
Drove alone	100.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King Lake	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	100.0%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	King Lake	Waterloo
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.4%
Average household size	1.16	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1943	1986