Waterloo, IA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	68,747	100.0

Male	32,985	48.0
Female	35,762	52.0

Under 5 years	4,841	7.0
5 to 9 years	4,735	6.9
10 to 14 years	4,607	6.7
15 to 19 years	4,751	6.9
20 to 24 years	5,288	7.7
25 to 34 years	9,380	13.6
35 to 44 years	9,500	13.8
45 to 54 years	9,351	13.6
55 to 59 years	3,070	4.5
60 to 64 years	2,680	3.9
65 to 74 years	5,017	7.3
75 to 84 years	3,953	5.8
85 years and over	1,574	2.3

Median age (years)	35.9	(X)

18 years and over	51,783	75.3
Male	24,233	35.2
Female	27,550	40.1
21 years and over	48,748	70.9
62 years and over	12,110	17.6
65 years and over	10,544	15.3
Male	4,119	6.0
Female	6,425	9.3

RACE
One race	67,392	98.0
White	56,103	81.6
Black or African American	9,529	13.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	150	0.2
Asian	587	0.9
Asian Indian	106	0.2
Chinese	81	0.1
Filipino	54	0.1
Japanese	19	0.0
Korean	93	0.1
Vietnamese	171	0.2
Other Asian ¹	63	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	34	0.0
Native Hawaiian	16	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	9	0.0
Some other race	989	1.4
Two or more races	1,355	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	57,318	83.4
Black or African American	10,128	14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	403	0.6
Asian	753	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	82	0.1
Some other race	1,528	2.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	68,747	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,806	2.6
Mexican	1,298	1.9
Puerto Rican	87	0.1
Cuban	18	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	403	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	66,941	97.4
White alone	55,419	80.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	68,747	100.0
In households	67,196	97.7
Householder	28,169	41.0
Spouse	12,971	18.9
Child	19,253	28.0
Own child under 18 years	15,169	22.1
Other relatives	2,751	4.0
Under 18 years	1,259	1.8
Nonrelatives	4,052	5.9
Unmarried partner	1,714	2.5
In group quarters	1,551	2.3
Institutionalized population	819	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	732	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	28,169	100.0
Family households (families)	17,744	63.0
With own children under 18 years	8,170	29.0
Married-couple family	12,971	46.0
With own children under 18 years	5,169	18.3
Female householder, no husband present	3,752	13.3
With own children under 18 years	2,458	8.7
Nonfamily households	10,425	37.0
Householder living alone	8,464	30.0
Householder 65 years and over	3,419	12.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	8,957	31.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	7,227	25.7

Average household size	2.39	(X)
Average family size	2.97	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	29,499	100.0
Occupied housing units	28,169	95.5
Vacant housing units	1,330	4.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	55	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	28,169	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	18,897	67.1
Renter-occupied housing units	9,272	32.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.47	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.20	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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