About Waterloo

Waterloo is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 195 people and just one neighborhood, Waterloo is the 352nd largest community in Alabama.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Waterloo is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.7% of the Waterloo workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Waterloo is a town of professionals, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waterloo who work in healthcare (9.09%), management occupations (7.79%), and office and administrative support jobs (7.79%).

Waterloo is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

In Waterloo, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.01 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Waterloo is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Waterloo, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.4% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Waterloo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Waterloo Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Waterloo is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.96% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waterloo in 2000 was $15,167, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $60,668 for a family of four.

The people who call Waterloo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Waterloo is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waterloo include English, Irish, German, and European.

The languages spoken by people in Waterloo are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Waterloo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, French, and German.