Waterloo, IA Profile

Waterloo, IA, population 66,483, is located in Iowa's Black Hawk county, about 49.0 miles from Cedar Rapids and 89.7 miles from Des Moines.

Through the 90's Waterloo's population has grown by about 3%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Waterloo has declined by about 3%.

Waterloo's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Iowa's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Waterloo tend to be much higher than Iowa's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	82%
	African American	14%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	35.90
	Males	33.90
	Females	37.70

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	14.00%	Under 20:	13.00%
20 to 40	14.00%	20 to 40:	14.00%
40 to 60	12.00%	40 to 60:	13.00%
Over 60	8.00%	Over 60:	11.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	68,747	N/A
2001	68,257	-0.71%
2002	67,533	-1.06%
2003	66,954	-0.86%
2004	66,620	-0.50%
2005	66,483	-0.21%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$34,092

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	478
2002	473
2003	480
2004	481
2005	537
2006	512
2007	660
2008	772

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	2	1	4	3	1	1	4	2
Forcible Rape	33	37	47	41	36	41	53	43
Robbery	75	91	93	64	80	83	74	112
Aggravated Assault	218	197	182	216	243	217	302	353

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,627
2002	5,680
2003	5,459
2004	4,904
2005	4,850
2006	4,574
2007	4,859
2008	4,272

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	1,057	1,064	922	856	825	907	952	779
Larceny, Theft	2,563	2,604	2,543	2,238	2,242	2035	2072	1874
Motor Vehicle Theft	244	251	242	206	184	115	164	171
Arson	36	31	33	49	21	39	29	38