Waterloo

Population: 66,947
Median household income: $56,344
Median home value: $150,200

Located in Black Hawk County, Iowa, Waterloo is a community with a population of 66,947. At $56,344, its median household income sits below Black Hawk County's $64,581.

From 2019 to 2023, Waterloo's population declined 1.4% from 67,912 to 66,947, while its median home value rose 27.9% from $117,400 to $150,200.

Owners occupy 61.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 66,947
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,344
Median home value: $150,200
Median gross rent: $896
Housing units: 32,170
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

67,91266,947

Median household income

$47,327$56,344

Median home value

$117,400$150,200

Median gross rent

$765$896

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	67,912	$47,327	$117,400	$765
2020	67,671	$46,942	$117,000	$776
2021	67,695	$49,430	$122,300	$803
2022	67,256	$54,104	$142,000	$865
2023	66,947	$56,344	$150,200	$896

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,887	7.3%
5 to 17	11,522	17.2%
18 to 24	6,282	9.4%
25 to 34	9,239	13.8%
35 to 44	8,677	13.0%
45 to 54	6,903	10.3%
55 to 64	8,254	12.3%
65 to 74	6,724	10.0%
75 and over	4,459	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,954	67.1%
Black or African American	11,343	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95	0.1%
Asian	1,758	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	706	1.1%
Some other race	57	0.1%
Two or more races	2,942	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,092	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,140	9.4%
High school graduate	15,629	35.3%
Some college or associate's	14,487	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,888	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,112	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,702	77.8%
Carpooled	3,829	12.1%
Public transit	119	0.4%
Walked	468	1.5%
Bicycle	119	0.4%
Worked from home	2,241	7.1%
Other means	264	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,068	51.1%
15 to 29 min	11,660	39.5%
30 to 44 min	1,364	4.6%
45 to 59 min	424	1.4%
60+ min	985	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 16.4% (10,818 of 65,978)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,036	55.4%
Nonfamily households	12,911	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,947	90.0%
Vacant	3,223	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,694	61.1%
Renter-occupied	11,253	38.9%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,094	68.7%
1-unit, attached	1,369	4.3%
2 to 4 units	2,135	6.6%
5 to 19 units	3,667	11.4%
20 or more units	1,939	6.0%
Mobile home & other	966	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1982425
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 62 sq mi
Water area: 1.84 sq mi
Center point: 42.4923, -92.3519