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Iowa · Census place 82425

Waterloo city, IA

Quick answer

Waterloo city has 66,947 residents, ranking #8 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $56,344, the median home is worth $150,200 and median gross rent runs $896 a month.

Population
66,947Waterloo city residents
Median household income
$56,344Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$150,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$896Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
61.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Waterloo city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waterloo city median would spend about 19.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.4% of residents and 61.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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