Waterloo is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 68,636 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Waterloo is the fifth largest community in Iowa.

Unlike some cities, Waterloo isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Waterloo are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Waterloo is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waterloo who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.36%), sales jobs (11.19%), and management occupations (5.86%).

One of the benefits of Waterloo is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.55 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Waterloo Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Waterloo who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 19.44% of adults in Waterloo have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Waterloo in 2000 was $18,558, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $74,232 for a family of four.

Waterloo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Yugoslavian.

The most common language spoken in Waterloo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.