COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waterloo vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Waterloo, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Waterloo is 99% smaller than Cedar Falls. Waterloo earns more, with a median household income $11,763 higher. Cedar Falls has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
WATERLOOCEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population23041,240−99% vs Cedar Falls
Population density1,8851,401+484
Population growth-3.1%3.7%−6.8 pts
Median age49.529.3+20.2
Male59.4%48.4%+11.0 pts
Female40.6%51.6%−11.0 pts
Foreign-born0.9%3.4%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%90.6%−1.9 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%2.2%+1.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other7.4%2.7%+4.7 pts
Median household income$88,750$76,987+$11,763
Per capita income$34,710$41,428−$6,718
Poverty rate3.5%15.7%−12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3240.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%50.4%−39.4 pts
Graduate degree6.2%21.5%−15.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%3.9%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation52.0%68.8%−16.8 pts
Median home value$293,800$263,600+$30,200
Median gross rent$1,167$1,203−$36
Owner-occupied95.5%64.0%+31.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%55.0%−5.0 pts
Average commute34.014.0+20.0
Worked from home19.8%11.1%+8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%3.0%+3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025