91.2% of residents of Waterloo speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English less than very well).
5.2% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
92.4% of residents of Waterloo speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English less than very well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
73.0% of residents of Waterloo speak English at home.
37.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
23.5% of residents of Waterloo speak English at home.
27.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (7% speak English very well, 93% speak English less than very well).
49.2% of residents speak other language at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
95.8% (45,615)
Foreign born:
18.7% (259)
White - Speak another language
Native:
4.2% (2,010)
Foreign born:
81.3% (1,128)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
97.9% (8,310)
Foreign born:
72.0% (185)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
2.0% (169)
Foreign born:
32.8% (84)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
38.1% (70)
Foreign born:
91.0% (130)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
61.4% (106)
Foreign born:
45.4% (153)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
31.0% (53)
Foreign born:
57.1% (193)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:
10.7% (3)
Foreign born:
100.0% (18)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
26.0% (155)
Foreign born:
16.6% (73)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
74.0% (440)
Foreign born:
82.6% (365)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
89.8% (1,078)
Foreign born:
27.6% (103)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
9.5% (114)
Foreign born:
51.8% (194)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
96.1% (45,120)
Foreign born:
20.7% (259)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
3.9% (1,846)
Foreign born:
79.3% (990)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
49.0% (578)
Foreign born:
18.2% (243)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
51.0% (601)
Foreign born:
81.8% (1,095)
3,584 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe, 1.0% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).
This city:
5.2%
Iowa:
3.1%
Median age by place of birth - Waterloo
Place of birth - Waterloo White
Place of birth - Waterloo Black or African American
Place of birth - Waterloo American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Waterloo Asian
Place of birth - Waterloo Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Waterloo Other race
Place of birth - Waterloo Two or more races
Place of birth - Waterloo White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Waterloo Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Waterloo
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Waterloo
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Waterloo
Place of birth by age - Waterloo
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.5%
Now married: 48.1%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 9.5%
Females:
Never married: 27.2%
Now married: 44.7%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 10.7%
Divorced: 16.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
63.7% (568)
Unmarried:
36.3% (323)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.5% (4,303)
Unmarried:
60.5% (6,590)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 52.2%
Now married: 33.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 14.4%
Females:
Never married: 48.7%
Now married: 29.4%
Separated: 6.1%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 12.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (243)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.5% (845)
Unmarried:
67.5% (1,757)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 58.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 17.8%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 17.1%
Now married: 71.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 14.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
51.5% (45)
Unmarried:
29.1% (26)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 5.7%
Now married: 83.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 15.2%
Females:
Never married: 22.3%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 4.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
69.2% (169)
Unmarried:
31.3% (76)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 60.6%
Now married: 39.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 76.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 23.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (3)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
70.0% (7)
Unmarried:
30.0% (3)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.5%
Now married: 50.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 49.2%
Now married: 32.5%
Separated: 6.8%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 3.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
160.5% (13)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.2% (107)
Unmarried:
57.5% (139)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.7%
Now married: 56.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.8%
Females:
Never married: 24.8%
Now married: 58.1%
Separated: 6.0%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 2.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
72.9% (21)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
68.3% (208)
Unmarried:
33.1% (101)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.6%
Now married: 48.2%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 9.6%
Females:
Never married: 26.9%
Now married: 44.8%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 10.6%
Divorced: 16.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
63.7% (568)
Unmarried:
36.3% (323)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.2% (4,122)
Unmarried:
60.8% (6,400)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.8%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.3%
Females:
Never married: 31.1%
Now married: 43.9%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 11.9%
Divorced: 7.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
29.1% (6)
Unmarried:
81.3% (18)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
56.2% (367)
Unmarried:
41.8% (273)
Ancestries in Waterloo
German - 21,994 (32.0%)
Other - 16,325 (23.7%)
Irish - 8,457 (12.3%)
English - 5,256 (7.6%)
United States - 3,977 (5.8%)
Norwegian - 3,303 (4.8%)
French - 1,558 (2.3%)
Danish - 1,437 (2.1%)
Dutch - 1,336 (1.9%)
Swedish - 1,243 (1.8%)
Scotch-Irish - 870 (1.3%)
Czech - 743 (1.1%)
Scottish - 715 (1.0%)
Italian - 675 (1.0%)
Polish - 392 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African - 372 (0.5%)
Welsh - 347 (0.5%)
Swiss - 272 (0.4%)
French Canadian - 188 (0.3%)
Russian - 167 (0.2%)
Greek - 126 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 105 (0.2%)
Arab - 60 (0.09%)
Ukrainian - 52 (0.08%)
Lithuanian - 41 (0.06%)
West Indian - 26 (0.04%)
Slovak - 15 (0.02%)
Portuguese - 5 (0.01%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 42,088 (81.5%)
Black or African American: 6,622 (68.6%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 279 (83.9%)
Asian: 380 (71.9%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 32 (61.5%)
Other race: 816 (65.5%)
Two or more races: 1,155 (62.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 41,460 (81.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,951 (71.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 6,196 (12.0%)
Black or African American: 2,185 (22.6%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 30 (9.0%)
Asian: 104 (19.7%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 17 (32.7%)
Other race: 231 (18.6%)
Two or more races: 540 (29.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 5,960 (11.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 520 (19.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 2,552 (4.9%)
Black or African American: 165 (1.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 16 (4.9%)
Asian: 12 (2.2%)
Other race: 21 (1.7%)
Two or more races: 68 (3.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,552 (5.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 12 (0.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
5.2%
3.1%