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Census tracts · Waterloo, IA

Census tracts in Waterloo, Iowa

24 census tracts lie mostly within Waterloo, and 4 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $26,181 in Tract 1 to $93,688 in Tract 15.03, against $57,480 for Waterloo as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Waterloo earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Waterloo and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Waterloo

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Census tracts in or partly in Waterloo, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Waterloo (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 1190130001001.0 mi northeastBlack Hawk County1,938±199$26,181not published$790100%
Tract 2190130002000.6 mi southeastBlack Hawk County3,161±570$46,513$63,100$981100%
Tract 319013000300at the center pointBlack Hawk County2,694±468$37,188$115,500$803100%
Tract 4190130004001.1 mi northwestBlack Hawk County1,562±228$46,375$106,300$1,038100%
Tract 5190130005001.3 mi northBlack Hawk County1,578±409$55,357$80,800$1,045100%
Tract 7190130007001.4 mi eastBlack Hawk County1,267±349$26,250$82,600$1,058100%
Tract 9190130009002.3 mi southeastBlack Hawk County2,195±267$57,768$213,800$773100%
Tract 10190130010001.6 mi southeastBlack Hawk County3,661±610$63,210$134,600$1,041100%
Tract 11190130011000.9 mi southBlack Hawk County2,900±380$60,245$123,500$973100%
Tract 12190130012001.4 mi southBlack Hawk County2,407±280$68,029$148,000$986100%
Tract 13.01190130013012.0 mi southBlack Hawk County4,172±436$69,588$194,100$977100%
Tract 13.02190130013022.1 mi southBlack Hawk County3,957±360$60,893$245,900$833100%
Tract 14190130014001.3 mi southwestBlack Hawk County4,627±742$74,549$202,200$789100%
Tract 15.01190130015012.6 mi southwestBlack Hawk County3,233±352$62,869$203,900$782100%
Tract 15.02190130015022.1 mi westBlack Hawk County4,011±499$59,112$157,900$979100%
Tract 15.03190130015032.6 mi northwestBlack Hawk County3,659±330$93,688$181,000$1,043100%
Tract 17.01190130017011.9 mi northeastBlack Hawk County1,607±253$42,304$66,100$944100%
Tract 18190130018001.9 mi northeastBlack Hawk County1,531±382$29,716$76,300$2,055100%
Tract 19190130019003.1 mi eastBlack Hawk County1,815±362$62,318$109,800$91899%
Tract 8190130008003.5 mi eastBlack Hawk County3,454±540$48,866$84,200$91697%
Tract 17.02190130017023.0 mi northBlack Hawk County2,257±365$55,492$133,300$88595%
Tract 16190130016003.7 mi northwestBlack Hawk County2,772±502$61,964$107,600$1,07493%
Tract 30.01190130030013.9 mi southBlack Hawk County5,588±776$67,193$243,400$87888%
Tract 29.01190130029014.9 mi southeastBlack Hawk County1,221±165$81,641$189,700not published79%
Tract 30.02190130030028.8 mi southwestBlack Hawk County4,201±405$115,227$256,700$1,0226%
Tract 27190130027006.2 mi northeastBlack Hawk County3,591±284$86,125$226,000$6834%
Tract 20190130020004.6 mi southeastBlack Hawk County5,104±131$61,566$152,900$9803%
Tract 26.04190130026047.4 mi northBlack Hawk County4,284±411$81,111$216,900not published3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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