Johnson Creek vs Waterloo

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

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

Waterloo has the higher population (3,542 vs 3,367 in Johnson Creek). Johnson Creek has the higher median household income ($94,552 vs $78,103 in Waterloo). Johnson Creek has the higher median home value ($289,000 vs $219,100 in Waterloo).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson Creek	Waterloo
Population	3,367	3,542
Median age	34.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$94,552	$78,103
Median home value	$289,000	$219,100
Median gross rent	$1,161	$974
Housing units	1,165	1,620
Homeownership rate	77.3%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson Creek	Waterloo
Population	2,992 → 3,367 (+12.5%)	3,337 → 3,542 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$85,806 → $94,552 (+10.2%)	$75,438 → $78,103 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$202,200 → $289,000 (+42.9%)	$161,500 → $219,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$994 → $1,161 (+16.8%)	$753 → $974 (+29.3%)

Johnson Creek

Population

2,9923,367

Median household income

$85,806$94,552

Median home value

$202,200$289,000

Median gross rent

$994$1,161

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)

	Johnson Creek	Waterloo
Under 5	7.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	16.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.9%
75 and over	3.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson Creek	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	78.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson Creek	Waterloo
No high school diploma	6.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	33.1%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson Creek	Waterloo
Drove alone	75.8%	80.9%
Carpooled	14.4%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	6.7%	14.1%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson Creek	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	59.1%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Johnson Creek	Waterloo
Poverty rate	3.4%	16.1%
Average household size	2.87	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	2002	1965