Waterloo

Population: 2,180
Median household income: $61,375
Median home value: $108,600

Waterloo is a community in DeKalb County, Indiana, home to 2,180 residents. At $61,375, its median household income sits below DeKalb County's $70,080.

From 2019 to 2023, Waterloo's population declined 1.8% from 2,221 to 2,180, while its median home value rose 37.6% from $78,900 to $108,600.

The median gross rent is $829. 12.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,180
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $61,375
Median home value: $108,600
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 963
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2212,180

Median household income

$50,536$61,375

Median home value

$78,900$108,600

Median gross rent

$665$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,221	$50,536	$78,900	$665
2020	2,217	$44,474	$82,100	$653
2021	2,029	$47,589	$86,100	$713
2022	2,136	$59,519	$104,000	$762
2023	2,180	$61,375	$108,600	$829

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2414.6%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	178	8.2%
5 to 17	360	16.5%
18 to 24	319	14.6%
25 to 34	285	13.1%
35 to 44	359	16.5%
45 to 54	210	9.6%
55 to 64	277	12.7%
65 to 74	118	5.4%
75 and over	74	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,988	91.2%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.9%
Two or more races	91	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	74	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	14.4%
High school graduate	476	36.0%
Some college or associate's	490	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	108	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	58	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone90.3%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,046	90.3%
Carpooled	28	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	5.5%
Other means	21	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	338	30.9%
15 to 29 min	404	36.9%
30 to 44 min	224	20.5%
45 to 59 min	49	4.5%
60+ min	80	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 16.4% (358 of 2,180)

	Count	Share
Family households	543	63.1%
Nonfamily households	318	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	861	89.4%
Vacant	102	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	638	74.1%
Renter-occupied	223	25.9%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	691	71.8%
1-unit, attached	9	0.9%
2 to 4 units	98	10.2%
5 to 19 units	43	4.5%
20 or more units	9	0.9%
Mobile home & other	113	11.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1881278
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4374, -85.0517