2024 population: 170,081 ( 1,615 from 2020)
Land area: 1503.1 square miles
Population density: 113.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	137,967	81.12%	1.7%
Black:	13,656	8.03%	6.6%
Indian:	349	0.21%	12.2%
Asian:	5,547	3.26%	26.7%
2+ races:	4,184	2.46%	15.5%
Hispanic:	8,378	4.93%	18.8%

Total non-White:	32,114	18.88%	14.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,468	12.6
Deaths:	7,814	11.6
Net Migration:	-1,998	-3.0
Net Immigration:	2,939	4.4

Change in White population:	-2,330	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,945	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
168,466
140,297	83.28%
12,807	7.60%
311	0.18%
4,377	2.60%
3,624	2.15%
7,050	4.18%
28,169	16.72%

2010
167,819
145,617	86.77%
11,705	6.97%
224	0.13%
2,069	1.23%
2,807	1.67%
5,268	3.14%
22,202	13.23%

2000
163,706
147,256	89.95%
10,228	6.25%
217	0.13%
1,451	0.89%
1,814	1.11%
2,561	1.56%
16,450	10.05%

1990
158,640
147,660	93.08%
8,575	5.41%
245	0.15%
1,224	0.77%
n/a
936	0.59%
10,980	6.92%

1980
177,147
166,341	93.90%
8,658	4.89%
271	0.15%
814	0.46%
n/a
967	0.55%
10,806	6.10%

1970
169,772
161,384	95.06%
6,666	3.93%
153	0.09%
214	0.13%
n/a
1,173	0.69%
8,388	4.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
19,377	11.5
14,369	8.6
-7,009	-4.2
2,815	1.7

-5,320	-3.2
5,967	3.6

Number	Rate
2000's
19,086	11.7
13,630	8.3
-5,734	-3.5
2,392	1.5

-1,639	-1.0
5,752	3.5

Number	Rate
1990's
20,251	12.8
15,336	9.7
-8,573	-5.4
785	0.5

-404	-0.3
5,470	3.4

Number	Rate
1980's
24,271	13.7
14,115	8.0
-28,797	-16.3
n/a

-18,681	-10.5
174	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-7,352	-4.3
n/a

4,957	2.9
2,418	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.5
36,926	21.7%
133,155	78.3%
29,851	17.6%

68,437
2.37

41,411	60.5%
31,918	77.1%
4,179	10.1%
27,026	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
35.7
36,974	22.0%
130,845	78.0%
24,665	14.7%

66,986
2.39

42,223	63.0%
32,562	77.1%
4,369	10.3%
24,763	37.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
38,255	23.4%
125,451	76.6%
24,019	14.7%

63,534
2.45

42,142	66.3%
34,442	81.7%
3,859	9.2%
21,392	33.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
39,989	25.2%
118,651	74.8%
23,105	14.6%

60,365
2.50

42,282	70.0%
35,511	84.0%
3,626	8.6%
18,083	30.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
50,542	28.5%
126,605	71.5%
19,581	11.1%

61,788
2.73

46,138	74.7%
40,298	87.3%
3,182	6.9%
15,650	25.3%

2022 Housing Data for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,169	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,898	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,525	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,897	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,461	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,062	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,809	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,864	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,815	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,466	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,936	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,938	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,932	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,809	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,404	6.4%
$200,000 or more	4,452	6.5%

Median Household Income	66,857
Per Capita Income	36,391

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,626	5.3%
Public Assistance	1,267	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,131	11.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	77,540	76.4%
Unemployed	3,767	3.7%
In Armed Forces	62	0.1%

Total Labor Force	81,369	80.2%
Not in Labor Force	20,064	19.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	32,858	25,581	56.2%
Non-Profit	2,462	6,217	28.4%
Self-Employed	4,656	2,761	62.8%

Local Government	2,672	3,269	45.0%
State Government	1,567	2,764	36.2%
Federal Government	394	521	43.1%

Total Private + Self	37,514	28,342	57.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,095	12,771	35.7%
Total	44,609	41,113	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,828	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,286	19.0%
Professional, Technical	19,045	22.2%
Service Occupations	15,273	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	615	0.7%
All others	23,390	27.3%

White Collar		54.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	14,683	17.1%
Health care and social assistance	12,180	14.2%
Retail trade	10,811	12.6%
Educational services	9,197	10.7%
Accommodation and food services	6,615	7.7%
Construction	4,844	5.6%
Finance and insurance	4,008	4.7%
Other services	3,565	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,559	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,469	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,952	3.4%
Wholesale trade	2,159	2.5%
Public administration	2,033	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,836	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,634	1.9%
Information	972	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	790	0.9%
Utilities	381	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	90	0.1%
Management	44	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,332	2.57%
Puerto Rican	692	0.41%
Cuban	124	0.07%
Dominican	156	0.09%

Total Central American	984	0.58%
Costa Rican	10	0.01%
Guatemalan	474	0.28%
Honduran	55	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	170	0.10%
Salvadoran	275	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	439	0.26%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	51	0.03%
Colombian	176	0.10%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	129	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	83	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	172	0.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	715	0.42%
Indian	565	0.34%
Korean	380	0.23%
Chinese	379	0.23%
Thai	351	0.21%
Vietnamese	228	0.14%
Filipino	174	0.10%
Laotian	88	0.05%
Japanese	88	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	146,533	92.6%
Spanish	4,541	2.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,318	1.5%
Other Asian	1,420	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,047	0.7%
Other Indo-European	824	0.5%
German, other Germanic	501	0.3%
Chinese	339	0.2%
Other	250	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	57,299	34.0%
Irish	19,303	11.5%
English	14,464	8.6%
American	8,335	4.9%
Norwegian	7,444	4.4%
Dutch	3,023	1.8%
European	2,929	1.7%
Italian	2,719	1.6%
French	2,553	1.5%
Czech	2,369	1.4%
Swedish	2,330	1.4%
Danish	2,174	1.3%
Yugoslavian	2,109	1.3%
Scottish	2,060	1.2%
Polish	1,451	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	163,528	97.1%
Not a citizen	4,876	2.9%

Native	159,215	94.5%
Foreign-born	9,189	5.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,385	2.2%	4,503	4.2%	32,973	30.5%	35,461	32.8%	21,647	20.0%	11,075	10.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,385	2.2%
9-12 Years	4,503	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,973	30.5%
Some College	35,461	32.8%
Bach. Degree	21,647	20.0%
Grad Degree	11,075	10.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	159,202	150,678	8,524	5.4%
1991	163,376	153,860	9,516	5.8%
1992	170,404	160,780	9,624	5.6%
1993	175,520	166,378	9,142	5.2%
1994	174,498	166,702	7,796	4.5%
1995	175,420	167,966	7,454	4.2%
1996	176,850	169,644	7,206	4.1%
1997	178,024	171,900	6,124	3.4%
1998	178,640	172,532	6,108	3.4%
1999	174,410	167,782	6,628	3.8%

2000	175,834	171,018	4,816	2.7%
2001	177,470	171,560	5,910	3.3%
2002	183,178	176,148	7,030	3.8%
2003	182,612	174,604	8,008	4.4%
2004	182,110	174,122	7,988	4.4%
2005	184,080	176,308	7,772	4.2%
2006	185,944	179,132	6,812	3.7%
2007	186,814	180,070	6,744	3.6%
2008	189,370	181,882	7,488	4.0%
2009	190,514	179,108	11,406	6.0%

2010	182,748	171,678	11,070	6.1%
2011	183,732	173,358	10,374	5.6%
2012	184,234	174,748	9,486	5.1%
2013	184,934	175,958	8,976	4.9%
2014	186,106	177,444	8,662	4.7%
2015	182,368	174,508	7,860	4.3%
2016	180,544	172,698	7,846	4.3%
2017	178,002	171,720	6,282	3.5%
2018	178,870	173,998	4,872	2.7%
2019	182,080	176,520	5,560	3.1%

2020	174,182	164,278	9,904	5.7%
2021	175,680	168,872	6,808	3.9%
2022	177,018	172,082	4,936	2.8%
2023	174,662	169,300	5,362	3.1%
2024	176,480	170,360	6,120	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	74,549
Median Value	$176,283

Occupied	68,437	91.8%
Vacant	6,112	8.2%

Owned	47,363	69.2%
Rented	21,074	30.8%
Median Rent	$897

Single-Family Units	57,009	76.5%
Detached	54,207	72.7%
Attached	2,802	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,762	14.4%
Mobile Homes	2,066	2.8%

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area