COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waterloo vs Sun Prairie
PLACE A
Waterloo, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Waterloo is 99% smaller than Sun Prairie. Sun Prairie earns more, with a median household income $2,192 higher. Sun Prairie has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -3%).
WATERLOOSUN PRAIRIEDIFFERENCE
Total population23039,227−99% vs Sun Prairie
Population density1,8852,996−1,111
Population growth-3.1%22.5%−25.5 pts
Median age49.536.7+12.8
Male59.4%48.6%+10.8 pts
Female40.6%51.4%−10.8 pts
Foreign-born0.9%8.9%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%73.2%+15.5 pts
Black0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%4.7%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Other7.4%5.0%+2.4 pts
Median household income$88,750$90,942−$2,192
Per capita income$34,710$47,609−$12,899
Poverty rate3.5%6.2%−2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3240.389−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%50.9%−39.9 pts
Graduate degree6.2%17.6%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%2.3%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation52.0%72.8%−20.7 pts
Median home value$293,800$365,700−$71,900
Median gross rent$1,167$1,419−$252
Owner-occupied95.5%60.8%+34.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%45.3%+4.7 pts
Average commute34.022.0+12.0
Worked from home19.8%19.7%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured6.6%1.6%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025