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Waterloo, Iowa

City in Black Hawk County, Iowa · ZIP 50701, 50702, 50703

  • Black Hawk County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 16 public schools
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  • 67,477 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 28,947Households
  • $56,344Median household income
  • $150,200Median home value
  • 16Public schools
  • 4ZIP codes

About Waterloo

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Population, 2000 to 2020−2.1%
67k68k69k2000: 68,74720002010: 68,40620102020: 67,314202068,74767,314
Population of Waterloo at each census
CensusPopulation
200068,747
201068,406
202067,314

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Waterloo
Under $50k43.1%
$50k to $100k34.7%
$100k to $150k13.5%
$150k to $200k4.8%
$200k and over4%

Median household income $56,344 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Waterloo
Owner occupied
17,694 units
Renter occupied
11,253 units
Vacancy rate
10%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Waterloo compared with its county and state
Waterloo compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyIowa
Population66,947130,6933,195,937
Median household income$56,344$64,581$73,147
Median age36.635.738.6
Median home value$150,200$182,400$195,900
Bachelor’s degree or higher22.6%30.1%30.9%
Foreign-born residents9.5%6.4%5.7%
Owner-occupied homes61.1%65.3%71.5%
Mean commute to work16.2 minutes16.1 minutes19.8 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Waterloo16
Public schools in Waterloo, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Cunningham SchoolPublicPre-K–5Waterloo Comm School District
Fred Becker Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Waterloo Comm School District
Highland Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Waterloo Comm School District
Irving Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Waterloo Comm School District
Kingsley Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Waterloo Comm School District
Kittrell Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Waterloo Comm School District
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Waterloo Comm School District
Lou Henry Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Waterloo Comm School District
Lowell Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Waterloo Comm School District
Orange Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Waterloo Comm School District
Central Middle SchoolPublic6–8Waterloo Comm School District
George Washington Carver AcademyPublic6–8Waterloo Comm School District
Hoover Middle SchoolPublic6–8Waterloo Comm School District
East High SchoolPublic9–12Waterloo Comm School District
Expo Alternative Learning CenterAlternative6–12Waterloo Comm School District
West High SchoolPublic9–12Waterloo Comm School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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