COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waterloo vs Chalco
PLACE A
Waterloo, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Chalco, Nebraska
Waterloo is 98% smaller than Chalco. Waterloo earns more, with a median household income $3,078 higher.
WATERLOOCHALCODIFFERENCE
Total population23010,595−98% vs Chalco
Population density1,8853,942−2,056
Population growth-3.1%0.6%−3.7 pts
Median age49.534.4+15.1
Male59.4%51.8%+7.6 pts
Female40.6%48.2%−7.6 pts
Foreign-born0.9%4.0%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%84.3%+4.4 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%9.6%−5.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other7.4%4.6%+2.8 pts
Median household income$88,750$85,672+$3,078
Per capita income$34,710$42,617−$7,907
Poverty rate3.5%4.8%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3240.346−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%37.0%−26.0 pts
Graduate degree6.2%9.1%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%1.4%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation52.0%80.2%−28.2 pts
Median home value$293,800$238,600+$55,200
Median gross rent$1,167$1,195−$28
Owner-occupied95.5%68.5%+27.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%0.0%Even
Rent-burdened households50.0%50.3%−0.3 pts
Average commute34.020.1+13.9
Worked from home19.8%8.8%+11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured6.6%4.4%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024