Waterloo, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Back to: Waterloo, Iowa main profile, Iowa, Iowa smaller cities, Iowa small towns, Iowa forum, All US cities. Total population: 68,636 (Urban population: 66,202, Rural population: 2,434 (99 farm, 2,335 nonfarm)) Houses: 29,479 (28,166 occupied: 18,908 owner occupied, 9,258 renter occupied) % of renters here:   33% State:   28% Housing density: 485 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Waterloo, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: How Do You Like Living In Iowa?  (330 replies) Is Iowa still promoting the State to Minorities?  (185 replies) Need a nice CF/Waterloo Rental  (1 reply) Recently accepted full time job in Waterloo. Where should I live?  (21 replies) Moving to Waterloo-What should I look for or avoid?  (24 replies) Waterloo statements and facts about this city.  (27 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $88,600 (lower quartile is $64,600, upper quartile is $118,900) Median contract rent in 2005: $457 (lower quartile is $390, upper quartile is $562) Housing units in Waterloo with a mortgage: 10,480 (1,069 second mortgage, 1,465 home equity loan, 79 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,396 Median year house/condo built: 1956 Median year apartment built: 1962 Household type by relationship Households: 67,090 In family households: 54,546 (13,193 male householders, 4,742 female householders) 13,433 spouses, 19,477 children (17,907 natural, 590 adopted, 980 stepchildren), 1,176 grandchildren, 488 brothers or sisters, 305 parents, 544 other relatives, 1,188 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 12,544 (4,274 male householders (3,215 living alone)), 5,983 female householders (5,220 living alone)), 2,287 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,546 (642 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 8,125 2-persons, 4,195 3-persons, 3,288 4-persons, 1,559 5-persons, 529 6-persons, 239 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 8,435 1-person, 1,559 2-persons, 175 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons. 9,810 married couples with children. 5,359 single-parent households (851 men, 4,508 women). 91.7% of residents of Waterloo speak English at home. 3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 3,584 (5.2%) (28.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Waterloo, IA: Less than $10,000: 57 $10,000 to $14,999: 162 $15,000 to $19,999: 316 $20,000 to $24,999: 452 $25,000 to $29,999: 759 $30,000 to $34,999: 758 $35,000 to $39,999: 979 $40,000 to $49,999: 2141 $50,000 to $59,999: 1827 $60,000 to $69,999: 1829 $70,000 to $79,999: 1965 $80,000 to $89,999: 1551 $90,000 to $99,999: 944 $100,000 to $124,999: 1192 $125,000 to $149,999: 777 $150,000 to $174,999: 432 $175,000 to $199,999: 207 $200,000 to $249,999: 226 $250,000 to $299,999: 115 $300,000 to $399,999: 109 $400,000 to $499,999: 51 $500,000 to $749,999: 27 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Waterloo: Less than $100: 187 $100 to $149: 256 $150 to $199: 320 $200 to $249: 626 $250 to $299: 679 $300 to $349: 1183 $350 to $399: 1644 $400 to $449: 1603 $450 to $499: 1080 $500 to $549: 423 $550 to $599: 314 $600 to $649: 156 $650 to $699: 65 $700 to $749: 53 $750 to $799: 13 $800 to $899: 34 $900 to $999: 33 $1,000 to $1,249: 138 $1,250 to $1,499: 25 $1,500 to $1,999: 47 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 349

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.2%
Number of people working at home: 628 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1087 5 to 9 minutes: 6000 10 to 14 minutes: 9387 15 to 19 minutes: 7527 20 to 24 minutes: 3603 25 to 29 minutes: 663 30 to 34 minutes: 1122 35 to 39 minutes: 88 40 to 44 minutes: 101 45 to 59 minutes: 374 60 to 89 minutes: 537 90 or more minutes: 380

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 26,414 (84%) Carpooled: 3,278 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 361 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 11 (0%) Taxi: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 87 (0%) Walked: 559 (2%) Other means: 131 (0%) Worked at home: 628 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 3038 $10,000 to $14,999: 2269 $15,000 to $19,999: 2190 $20,000 to $24,999: 2268 $25,000 to $29,999: 2545 $30,000 to $34,999: 2101 $35,000 to $39,999: 1940 $40,000 to $44,999: 1706 $45,000 to $49,999: 1376 $50,000 to $59,999: 2559 $60,000 to $74,999: 2543 $75,000 to $99,999: 2032 $100,000 to $124,999: 701 $125,000 to $149,999: 298 $150,000 to $199,999: 255 $200,000 or more: 371

First ancestries reported:

• German: 17009
• Other groups: 11743
• Irish: 5013
• United States or American: 3977
• English: 3123
• Norwegian: 2551
• Yugoslavian: 1769
• Danish: 836
• Swedish: 811
• French (except Basque): 778
• European: 639
• Dutch: 637
• Scotch-Irish: 580
• Italian: 497
• Scottish: 463
• Subsaharan African:: 355
• Czech: 345
• African: 284
• Polish: 280
• Welsh: 153
• French Canadian: 127
• British: 116
• Swiss: 104
• Greek: 98
• Scandinavian: 90
• Czechoslovakian: 89
• Croatian: 87
• Hungarian: 86
• Belgian: 82
• Russian: 77
• Canadian: 70
• Austrian: 61
• Arab:: 60
• Pennsylvania German: 53
• Ukrainian: 46
• Luxemburger: 46
• Romanian: 45
• Somalian: 42
• Bulgarian: 32
• Finnish: 32
• Other Subsaharan African: 29
• Albanian: 25
• Palestinian: 22
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 21
• Serbian: 20
• Lithuanian: 20
• Celtic: 16
• Other Arab: 15
• Arab/Arabic: 15
• Iranian: 13
• Northern European: 11
• Australian: 10
• Jamaican: 10
• Eastern European: 9
• Haitian: 7
• Latvian: 7
• Iraqi: 6
• Slovak: 6
• Portuguese: 5
• Bahamian: 4
• Syrian: 2

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

• This state: 50772
• Northeast: 617
• Midwest: 7132
• South: 4397
• West: 1742

58% of Waterloo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 247
• Nursery to 4th grade: 62
• 5th and 6th grade: 188
• 7th and 8th grade: 878
• 9th grade: 466
• 10th grade: 573
• 11th grade: 593
• 12th grade, no diploma: 556
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,553
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,312
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,837
• Associate degree: 1,357
• Bachelor's degree: 2,565
• Master's degree: 658
• Professional school degree: 665
• Doctorate degree: 266

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 125
• Nursery to 4th grade: 76
• 5th and 6th grade: 137
• 7th and 8th grade: 899
• 9th grade: 459
• 10th grade: 627
• 11th grade: 766
• 12th grade, no diploma: 557
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,752
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,788
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,195
• Associate degree: 1,857
• Bachelor's degree: 2,911
• Master's degree: 767
• Professional school degree: 473
• Doctorate degree: 351

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 21.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 14.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 24.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 22.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $36,120
• Black householders: $20,838
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,000
• Asian householders: $56,250
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $21,250
• Some other race householders: $32,460
• Two or more races householders: $29,971
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $33,616

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $67,600
• Black or African American householders: $44,500
• Asian householders: $170,800
• Some other race householders: $43,400
• Two or more races householders: $63,800
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $45,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,693
• One, attached: 868
• Two: 1,128
• 3 or 4: 1,098
• 5 to 9: 1,656
• 10 to 19: 1,230
• 20 to 49: 493
• 50 or more: 1,125
• Mobile homes: 1,188

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,100

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Iowa:	25.4%

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