LIVING IN WATERLOO
Waterloo is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 67,798 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Waterloo is the fifth largest community in Iowa.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Waterloo is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Waterloo is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Waterloo who work in sales jobs (10.30%), office and administrative support (10.23%), and food service (7.03%).
One of the benefits of Waterloo is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.09 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The population of Waterloo overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Waterloo, 23.17% have at least a bachelor’s degree.
The per capita income in Waterloo in 2010 was $26,617, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,468 for a family of four. However, Waterloo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Waterloo is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waterloo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waterloo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waterloo include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Waterloo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.