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Iowa·Black Hawk County
25 tracts·67K people·$153K median·1,092/mi²
White 65 · Black 16 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 2
Married couple 37 · Living alone 36 · Other 27
Health 26 · Manufacturing 24 · Retail 19 · Professional 14 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 5 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Production · transport 25 · Service 19 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Waterloo is $152,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Waterloo has 67,008 residents across 24 census tracts and 24 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.7; the population is 65.5% White, 16.4% Black, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Multiracial, 3.2% Asian and 1.7% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.6% (Census ACS).
Kingsley Elementary School (81%), Orange Elementary School (80%) and Irving Elementary School (67%) lead the elementary schools; Hoover Middle School (73%), George Washington Carver Academy (53%) and Central Middle School (50%) lead the middle schools; West High School (62%), East High School (52%) and Expo Alternative Learning Center (30%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $923/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Waterloo is $57,480 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Waterloo, median rent is $923/month and the median home value is $152,600 (Census ACS).
Waterloo reported 5.8 violent crimes and 20.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 14°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Waterloo are winter weather (89), strong wind (88) and tornado (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Waterloo, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).