Jefferson vs Waterloo

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

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

Jefferson has the higher population (7,722 vs 3,542 in Waterloo). Waterloo has the higher median household income ($78,103 vs $77,095 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $219,100 in Waterloo).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Waterloo
Population	7,722	3,542
Median age	43.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,095	$78,103
Median home value	$222,100	$219,100
Median gross rent	$1,041	$974
Housing units	3,448	1,620
Homeownership rate	68.9%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Waterloo
Population	7,991 → 7,722 (-3.4%)	3,337 → 3,542 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$59,407 → $77,095 (+29.8%)	$75,438 → $78,103 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $222,100 (+36.7%)	$161,500 → $219,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $1,041 (+28.4%)	$753 → $974 (+29.3%)

Jefferson

Population

7,9917,722

Median household income

$59,407$77,095

Median home value

$162,500$222,100

Median gross rent

$811$1,041

Waterloo

Population

3,3373,542

Median household income

$75,438$78,103

Median home value

$161,500$219,100

Median gross rent

$753$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Waterloo
Under 5	3.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	8.9%
75 and over	8.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	78.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Waterloo
No high school diploma	8.1%	9.6%
High school graduate	33.0%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Waterloo
Drove alone	81.4%	80.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	4.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	5.4%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	67.1%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	12.2%
20 or more units	4.3%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Waterloo
Poverty rate	10.3%	16.1%
Average household size	2.24	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1975	1965