COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hecker vs Waterloo
PLACE A
Hecker, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Waterloo, Oregon
Hecker is 82% larger than Waterloo. Waterloo earns more, with a median household income $9,167 higher. Waterloo has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
HECKERWATERLOODIFFERENCE
Total population418230+82% vs Waterloo
Population density1,5661,885−320
Population growth-10.8%-3.1%−7.8 pts
Median age31.349.5−18.2
Male48.2%59.4%−11.2 pts
Female51.8%40.6%+11.2 pts
Foreign-born0.4%0.9%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%88.6%+0.0 pts
Black2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%3.9%+2.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.5%7.4%−4.9 pts
Median household income$79,583$88,750−$9,167
Per capita income$35,150$34,710+$440
Poverty rate2.4%3.5%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.324−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%11.0%+8.9 pts
Graduate degree5.4%6.2%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%4.3%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation78.8%52.0%+26.8 pts
Median home value$166,800$293,800−$127,000
Median gross rent$1,014$1,167−$153
Owner-occupied75.8%95.5%−19.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%0.0%+10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households8.0%50.0%−42.0 pts
Average commute31.834.0−2.2
Worked from home6.5%19.8%−13.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.1%6.6%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025