COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waterloo vs Hanford
PLACE A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
VS
PLACE B
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
Waterloo is 10% larger than Hanford. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
WATERLOOHANFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population169,189154,327+10% vs Hanford
Population density113111+2
Population growth0.4%-0.3%+0.7 pts
Median age36.632.5+4.1
Male49.3%55.3%−6.0 pts
Female50.7%44.7%+6.0 pts
Foreign-born5.4%19.2%−13.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.4%28.0%+53.4 pts
Black7.3%5.8%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%58.2%−53.7 pts
Asian2.3%3.6%−1.3 pts
Other4.5%4.3%+0.2 pts
Median household income$70,988$70,995−$7
Per capita income$38,690$27,306+$11,384
Poverty rate13.2%16.0%−2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.420+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%13.6%+17.4 pts
Graduate degree10.9%4.3%+6.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%10.8%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation66.5%56.2%+10.3 pts
Median home value$194,215$324,300−$130,085
Median gross rent$963$1,331−$368
Owner-occupied69.6%54.2%+15.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%6.2%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.6%45.1%−2.5 pts
Average commute17.123.0−5.9
Worked from home9.3%5.2%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.4%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.6%7.3%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025