COMPARING TWO PLACES
Maeystown vs Waterloo
PLACE A
Maeystown, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Waterloo, Oregon
Maeystown is 34% smaller than Waterloo. Maeystown earns more, with a median household income $10,000 higher.
MAEYSTOWNWATERLOODIFFERENCE
Total population151230−34% vs Waterloo
Population density5121,885−1,373
Population growth-4.5%-3.1%−1.4 pts
Median age25.949.5−23.6
Male63.1%59.4%+3.7 pts
Female36.9%40.6%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%88.6%+11.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Median household income$98,750$88,750+$10,000
Per capita income$32,446$34,710−$2,264
Poverty rate20.0%3.5%+16.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3840.324+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%11.0%+2.2 pts
Graduate degree5.3%6.2%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation70.6%52.0%+18.6 pts
Median home value$159,700$293,800−$134,100
Median gross rent$795$1,167−$372
Owner-occupied56.5%95.5%−39.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate58.2%0.0%+58.2 pts
Rent-burdened households70.0%50.0%+20.0 pts
Average commute34.034.0−0.0
Worked from home13.9%19.8%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025