Editing Waterloo, Iowa (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=
|1870= 4337
|1880= 5630
|1890= 6674
|1900= 12580
|1910= 26693
|1920= 36230
|1930= 46191
|1940= 51743
|1950= 65198
|1960= 71755
|1970= 75533
|1980= 75985
|1990= 66467
|2000= 68747
|2010= 68406
|2020= 67314
|footnote=Iowa Data Center<ref name=cen2020/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Waterloo, Iowa – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Waterloo city, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1982425&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Waterloo city, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1982425&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Waterloo city, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1982425&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|55,419
|51,254
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44,321
|80.61%
|74.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65.84%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,468
|10,488
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,031
|13.77%
|15.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.87%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|132
|145
|style='background: #ffffe6; |145
|0.19%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|581
|710
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,016
|0.85%
|1.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.99%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|29
|171
|style='background: #ffffe6; |707
|0.04%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|136
|94
|style='background: #ffffe6; |223
|0.20%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,176
|1,717
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,078
|1.71%
|2.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.57%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,806
|3,827
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,793
|2.63%
|5.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.12%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''68,747'''
|'''68,406'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''67,314'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]],<ref name="2020-census-1982425">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Waterloo city, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1982425&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> the population was 67,314. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,092.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 31,603 housing units at an average density of {{convert|513.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 72.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.3% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.3% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]] or two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 7.1% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 68,406 people, 28,607 households, 17,233 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1114.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 30,723 housing units at an average density of {{convert|500.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 77.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 15.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 5.6% of the population.

There were 28,607 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 35.9 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

=== Metropolitan area ===
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls [[Waterloo-Cedar Falls metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] consists of [[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk]], [[Bremer County, Iowa|Bremer]], and [[Grundy County, Iowa|Grundy]] counties. The area had a 2000 census population of 163,706 and a 2008 estimated population of 164,220.<ref>{{cite web|author=United States Census Bureau|title=Cumulative Estimates of Population Change for Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rankings: April&nbsp;1, 2000 to July 1, 2008|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-07.xls|access-date=July 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730141732/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-07.xls|archive-date=July 30, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Waterloo is next to [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls]], home to the [[University of Northern Iowa]]. Small suburbs include [[Evansdale, Iowa|Evansdale]], [[Hudson, Iowa|Hudson]], Raymond, [[Elk Run Heights, Iowa|Elk Run Heights]], Gilbertville, and Washburn.

The largest employers in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls MSA, according to the Cedar Valley Regional Partnership of Iowa, as of 2021 include (in order): [[John Deere]], Tyson Fresh Meats,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nearly 1,400 Tyson workers at 3 Iowa plants get coronavirus|url=https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/nearly-1400-tyson-workers-at-3-iowa-plants-get-coronavirus-05-05-2020|last=FOLEY|first=RYAN J.|date=May 5, 2020|work=KGAN|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> the [[University of Northern Iowa]], Omega Cabinetry, Bertch Cabinet, Target Regional Distribution Center, Croell Redi Mix, Cuna Mutrual, and CBE Companies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leading Employers - Cedar Valley Regional Partnership |url=https://www.cedarvalleyregion.com/doing-business/leading-employers/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=www.cedarvalleyregion.com |language=en}}</ref>