Waterloo, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,634 (Urban population: 9,020 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 614 (all nonfarm))

Waterloo, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,961 (2,872 occupied: 2,046 owner occupied, 826 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	33%

Housing density: 532 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $540 (lower quartile is $427, upper quartile is $665)

Median gross rent in Waterloo, IL in 2007: $702

Housing units in Waterloo with a mortgage: 1,177 (149 second mortgage, 135 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 695

Waterloo,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $195,346 (it was $118,800 in 2000)

Waterloo:	$195,346
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $133,010 - $264,304

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $217,922
Here: $217,922
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $127,279
Here: $127,279
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $226,153
Here: $226,153
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,514
Here: $119,514
State: $330,214

Mobile homes: $42,721
Here: $42,721
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,195

In family households: 6,256 (1,598 male householders, 443 female householders)
1,676 spouses, 2,295 children (2,014 natural, 42 adopted, 239 stepchildren), 71 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 29 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 939 (349 male householders (291 living alone)), 481 female householders (444 living alone)), 109 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 254 (239 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 813 2-persons, 544 3-persons, 456 4-persons, 189 5-persons, 39 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 735 1-person, 87 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

1,538 married couples with children.
366 single-parent households (95 men, 271 women).

96.0% of residents of Waterloo speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 64 (0.9%)
(76.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Waterloo, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 234 5 rooms: 546 6 rooms: 563 7 rooms: 369 8 rooms: 155 9 or more rooms: 153

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waterloo, Illinois:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 117 4 rooms: 252 5 rooms: 242 6 rooms: 99 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 119
1995 to 1998: 457
1990 to 1994: 283
1980 to 1989: 382
1970 to 1979: 270
1960 to 1969: 310
1950 to 1959: 336
1940 to 1949: 224
1939 or earlier: 580

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Waterloo:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 527 3 bedrooms: 1,129 4 bedrooms: 289 5 or more bedrooms: 58

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waterloo:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 169 2 bedrooms: 469 3 bedrooms: 128 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Waterloo in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 61 1 vehicle: 463 2 vehicles: 1,025 3 vehicles: 403 4 vehicles: 75 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Waterloo in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 89 1 vehicle: 323 2 vehicles: 346 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Waterloo, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 21
$70,000 to $79,999: 46
$80,000 to $89,999: 34
$90,000 to $99,999: 45
$100,000 to $124,999: 304
$125,000 to $149,999: 318
$150,000 to $174,999: 316
$175,000 to $199,999: 250
$200,000 to $249,999: 639
$250,000 to $299,999: 215
$300,000 to $399,999: 275
$400,000 to $499,999: 53
$500,000 to $749,999: 44
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Waterloo rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Waterloo:

Less than $100: 12 people
$100 to $149: 13
$150 to $199: 23
$200 to $249: 27
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 63
$350 to $399: 83
$400 to $449: 64
$450 to $499: 126
$500 to $549: 121
$550 to $599: 110
$600 to $649: 91
$650 to $699: 60
$700 to $749: 48
$750 to $799: 56
$800 to $899: 88
$900 to $999: 34
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 10

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 32 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 17

Waterloo, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 42.0%
Number of people working at home: 70 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 242
5 to 9 minutes: 630
10 to 14 minutes: 336
15 to 19 minutes: 205
20 to 24 minutes: 119
25 to 29 minutes: 209
30 to 34 minutes: 450
35 to 39 minutes: 232
40 to 44 minutes: 323
45 to 59 minutes: 570
60 to 89 minutes: 190
90 or more minutes: 59

Waterloo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,169 (87%)
Carpooled: 282 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 73 (2%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 24 (1%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 70 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 170
$10,000 to $14,999: 151
$15,000 to $19,999: 164
$20,000 to $24,999: 131
$25,000 to $29,999: 257
$30,000 to $34,999: 178
$35,000 to $39,999: 198
$40,000 to $44,999: 140
$45,000 to $49,999: 101
$50,000 to $59,999: 364
$60,000 to $74,999: 362
$75,000 to $99,999: 400
$100,000 to $124,999: 150
$125,000 to $149,999: 54
$150,000 to $199,999: 38
$200,000 or more: 13

First ancestries reported:

German: 3685

Irish: 532

English: 366

United States or American: 327

French (except Basque): 263

Other groups: 253

Italian: 234

Polish: 104

Scotch-Irish: 57

Dutch: 45

French Canadian: 39

Scottish: 36

Swiss: 36

Swedish: 24

Czechoslovakian: 23

Scandinavian: 19

Norwegian: 17

Lithuanian: 12

Hungarian: 12

Acadian/Cajun: 8

Czech: 8

Croatian: 8

Russian: 8

Welsh: 7

Serbian: 6

Danish: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Yugoslavia (27%)
Korea (23%)
Bangladesh (14%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (13%)
Philippines (13%)
Netherlands (11%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4632
Northeast: 99
Midwest: 2176
South: 330
West: 125

51% of Waterloo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 145
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 82
High school graduate (or equivalency): 743
Less than 1 year of college: 216
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 393
Associate degree: 151
Bachelor's degree: 248
Master's degree: 119
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 261
9th grade: 55
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 840
Less than 1 year of college: 297
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 388
Associate degree: 205
Bachelor's degree: 395
Master's degree: 117
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,355
Asian householders: $64,129
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $146,881

Waterloo household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Waterloo household income for Asian householders

Waterloo marital status for males

Waterloo marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $195,076
Hispanic or Latino householders: $224,647

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,227
One, attached: 130
Two: 169
3 or 4: 145
5 to 9: 128
10 to 19: 49
20 to 49: 46
Mobile homes: 67

Median worth of mobile homes: $50,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Waterloo:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (40%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 103

Here:	11.8%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	6.3%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39

Here:	14.9%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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