Language Spoken At Home in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 63,188 | 100% |
English only | 57,048 | 90.3% |
Language other than English | 6,140 | 9.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,785 | 4.4% |
Spanish | 2,651 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,192 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,870 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,296 | 2.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 508 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 248 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 111 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 68,248 | 100% |
American | 4,842 | 7.1% |
Arab | 62 | 0.1% |
Czech | 974 | 1.4% |
Danish | 1,121 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 1,856 | 2.7% |
English | 4,718 | 6.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,641 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 210 | 0.3% |
German | 23,692 | 34.7% |
Greek | 77 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 53 | 0.1% |
Irish | 8,987 | 13.2% |
Italian | 958 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 13 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 3,142 | 4.6% |
Polish | 745 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 26 | 0.0% |
Russian | 218 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 682 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 1,032 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 19 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,171 | 3.2% |
Swedish | 1,304 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 170 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 32 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 313 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 11 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,656 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 17,086 | 59.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,783 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 11,848 | 41.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,438 | 15.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,209 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 657 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,029 | 14.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,688 | 9.4% |
Nonfamily households | 11,570 | 40.4% |
Householder living alone | 9,577 | 33.4% |
65 years and over | 3,373 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,589 | 30.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,095 | 24.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 67,044 | 100% |
Householder | 28,656 | 42.7% |
Spouse | 11,786 | 17.6% |
Child | 18,551 | 27.7% |
Other relatives | 3,535 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 4,516 | 6.7% |
Unmarried partner | 2,121 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 26,332 | 100% |
Never married | 9,941 | 37.8% |
Now married, except separated | 12,475 | 47.4% |
Separated | 345 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 792 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 2,779 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 28,032 | 100% |
Never married | 8,135 | 29.0% |
Now married, except separated | 12,400 | 44.2% |
Separated | 629 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 2,900 | 10.3% |
Divorced | 3,968 | 14.2% |
Fertility in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,141 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 533 | 46.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,194 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 734 | 61.5% |
Less than 1 year | 277 | 23.2% |
1 or 2 years | 185 | 15.5% |
3 or 4 years | 82 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 190 | 15.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 734 | 100% |
Who are female | 561 | 76.4% |
Who are married | 472 | 64.3% |
School Enrollment in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,299 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,218 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 1,056 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,137 | 41.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,469 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 4,419 | 25.5% |
Educational Attainment in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 44,714 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,306 | 5.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,966 | 8.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,759 | 35.2% |
Some college, no degree | 9,834 | 22.0% |
Associate's degree | 4,176 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,261 | 14.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,412 | 5.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.4% |
Veteran Status in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 51,781 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,286 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 67,278 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,601 | 15.8% |
Under 18 years | 16,352 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,047 | 6.4% |
18 to 64 years | 41,420 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,664 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 9,506 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,890 | 40.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 67,140 | 100% |
Same house | 55,127 | 82.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,802 | 17.6% |
Same county | 8,770 | 13.1% |
Different county | 3,032 | 4.5% |
Same state | 1,972 | 2.9% |
Different state | 1,060 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 211 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 68,248 | 100% |
Native | 63,945 | 93.7% |
Born in United States | 63,619 | 93.2% |
State of residence | 50,312 | 73.7% |
Different state | 13,307 | 19.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 326 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 4,303 | 6.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,303 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,966 | 45.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,337 | 54.3% |
Year of Entry in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,629 | 100% |
Native | 326 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 326 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,303 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 49 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,254 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Waterloo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,303 | 100% |
Europe | 2,154 | 50.1% |
Asia | 703 | 16.3% |
Africa | 44 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,363 | 31.7% |
Northern America | 27 | 0.6% |