| People QuickFacts | Waterloo | Iowa |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 3,062,309 |
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Population, 2010 | 68,406 | 3,046,355 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -0.5% | 4.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 68,747 | 2,926,324 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.7% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.0% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.6% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 77.3% | 91.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 15.5% | 2.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.0% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.6% | 5.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 74.9% | 88.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.3% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.0% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.1% | 89.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 19.1% | 24.5% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 15.8 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 30,723 | 1,336,417 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 66.9% | 73.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 23.3% | 18.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $100,000 | $119,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 28,660 | 1,215,954 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.32 | 2.40 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,057 | $25,335 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $40,517 | $48,872 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.9% | 11.6% |
| Business QuickFacts | Waterloo | Iowa |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,197 | 259,931 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.2% | 0.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.4% | 25.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 4,506,442 | 97,592,051 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 641,758 | 41,068,338 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,134,515 | 39,234,649 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,205 | $13,172 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 101,831 | 4,737,719 |