COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waterloo vs Marshalltown
PLACE A
Waterloo, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Marshalltown, Iowa
Waterloo is 99% smaller than Marshalltown. Waterloo earns more, with a median household income $19,682 higher.
WATERLOOMARSHALLTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population23027,536−99% vs Marshalltown
Population density1,8851,434+451
Population growth-3.1%0.1%−3.2 pts
Median age49.535.7+13.8
Male59.4%50.7%+8.7 pts
Female40.6%49.3%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born0.9%20.1%−19.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%54.1%+34.6 pts
Black0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%34.2%−30.3 pts
Asian0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Other7.4%4.8%+2.6 pts
Median household income$88,750$69,068+$19,682
Per capita income$34,710$30,130+$4,580
Poverty rate3.5%14.3%−10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3240.396−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%20.9%−9.9 pts
Graduate degree6.2%7.5%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%5.3%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation52.0%66.9%−14.9 pts
Median home value$293,800$127,700+$166,100
Median gross rent$1,167$891+$276
Owner-occupied95.5%68.8%+26.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%32.4%+17.6 pts
Average commute34.017.2+16.9
Worked from home19.8%5.7%+14.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%6.4%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025