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Waterloo, IA Urban Area

113,832 Population
63.7 square miles 1,786.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,653 ±$2,187 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$56,034 ±$3,238 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.7% ±3% (17,108  ±3,338) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

15.5 minutes ±1 (799,400  ±71,572) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

47,200 ±1,618 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (108,988  ±2,502) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.6% ±2.1% (1,673  ±629) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

51,343 ±934 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$174,700 ±$13,789 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.5% ±2.2% (15,112  ±2,506.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±5% (66,434  ±4,022.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
28.9% ±2.9% (20,796  ±2,160.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.7% ±1.5% (7,674  ±1,717) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.5% ±1.1% (4,870  ±944) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,870 Total veterans ±944 4,511 Male ±897 359 Female ±278

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