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Waterloo, IA
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Waterloo profile


Living in Waterloo



Waterloo is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 66,562 people and 24 constituent neighborhoods, Waterloo is the eighth largest community in Iowa.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.36 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Waterloo citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.59% of adults in Waterloo have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Waterloo in 2018 was $29,079, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,316 for a family of four. However, Waterloo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Waterloo is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waterloo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waterloo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waterloo include German, Irish, English, Yugoslavian, and Norwegian.

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