COMPARING TWO PLACES
Traer vs Waterloo
PLACE A
Traer, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Waterloo, Oregon
Traer is 576% larger than Waterloo. Waterloo earns more, with a median household income $12,344 higher.
TRAERWATERLOODIFFERENCE
Total population1,555230+576% vs Waterloo
Population density1,2061,885−679
Population growth-7.0%-3.1%−4.0 pts
Median age46.549.5−3.0
Male52.9%59.4%−6.5 pts
Female47.1%40.6%+6.5 pts
Foreign-born0.7%0.9%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.1%88.6%+7.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.2%3.9%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.7%7.4%−4.7 pts
Median household income$76,406$88,750−$12,344
Per capita income$39,266$34,710+$4,556
Poverty rate11.2%3.5%+7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.324+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%11.0%+21.3 pts
Graduate degree7.3%6.2%+1.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%4.3%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation66.4%52.0%+14.4 pts
Median home value$151,900$293,800−$141,900
Median gross rent$971$1,167−$196
Owner-occupied76.7%95.5%−18.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%0.0%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%50.0%−4.7 pts
Average commute21.334.0−12.8
Worked from home6.8%19.8%−13.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.6%6.6%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025