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Waterloo, IA Profile


Waterloo, IA, population 66,761, 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 the past decade the population of Waterloo has declined by about 3%. Since 2005 Waterloo's population has stayed about the same.

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
White82%
African American14%
Native American0%
Asian1%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed3%
As % of Population
       

Age


Median Age
Population9.99
Males9.99
Females9.99
Vs. State Median Age
  
  
  
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 209.99%Under 20: 9.99%
20 to 409.99%20 to 40: 9.99%
40 to 609.99%40 to 60: 9.99%
Over 608.00%Over 60: 9.99%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearChange Rate
200068,756N/A
200168,387-0.54%
200267,667-1.05%
200367,100-0.84%
200466,880-0.33%
200566,514-0.55%
200666,230-0.43%
200765,941-0.44%
200866,2810.52%
200966,7610.72%
Vs. State Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Economics


Household Income
Median$34,092
Vs. State Median Income
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001478
2002473
2003480
2004481
2005537
2006512
2007660
2008772
2009902
2010647
Vs. State Violent Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 23375218
2002 13791197
2003 44793182
2004 34164216
2005 13680243
2006 14183217
2007 45374302
2008 243112353
2009 230140427
2010 33370329

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
20015,627
20025,680
20035,459
20044,904
20054,850
20064,574
20074,859
20084,272
20094,055
20103,806
Vs. State Property Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Burglary Larceny, Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
2001 1,057 2,563 244
2002 1,064 2,604 251
2003 922 2,543 242
2004 856 2,238 206
2005 825 2,242 184
2006 907 2035 115
2007 952 2072 164
2008 779 1874 171
2009 787 1761 146
2010 812 1635 111

Location

Elevation860 feet above sea level
Land Area60.6 Square Miles
Water Area1.3 Square Miles



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