Waterloo, Iowa Demographics

Waterloo is 1st in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Waterloo is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Size in square miles

Waterloo is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Households

Waterloo is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Housing units

Waterloo is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Two or More

Waterloo is 6th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Current population (2012)

Waterloo is 6th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Waterloo is 7th in Iowa out of 75 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Waterloo is 8th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales

Waterloo is 11th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Waterloo	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	68,297	6th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	61.4	4th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,114.3	58th	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Waterloo	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	20th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.7%	45th	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.0%	52nd	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Waterloo	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.2%	64th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.5%	52nd	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Waterloo	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	77.3%	78th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	15.5%	1st	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	37th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	38th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	6th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.0%	5th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	21st	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	74.9%	75th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Waterloo	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	51.6%	38th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.5%	19th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Waterloo	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	30,723	5th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	23.9%	29th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	28,657	5th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.6%	61st	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$102,700	44th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.3	41st	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Waterloo	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$22,017	56th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$40,238	60th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.9%	11th	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Waterloo	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,197	7th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,134,515	8th	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,205	37th	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$101,831	12th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732