Waterloo is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 154 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waterloo is the 278th largest community in South Carolina.

Of important note, Waterloo is also a town of artists. Waterloo has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Waterloo’s character.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Waterloo is worth considering.

In Waterloo, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.74 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Waterloo is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Waterloo isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

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

In terms of college education, Waterloo is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.41% of adults in Waterloo have a college degree.

The per capita income in Waterloo in 2022 was $16,085, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,340 for a family of four. Waterloo also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.98% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Waterloo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Waterloo include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Yugoslavian.

The most common language spoken in Waterloo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Mon-Khmer (Cambodian).