People QuickFacts Waterloo Iowa Population, 2006 estimate 65,998 2,982,085 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -4.0% 1.9% Population, 2000 68,747 2,926,324 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.0% 6.4% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.7% 25.1% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.3% 14.9% Female persons, percent, 2000 52.0% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 81.6% 93.9% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 13.9% 2.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.0% 1.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.6% 2.8%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 55.4% 56.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.2% 3.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.3% 5.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.8% 86.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.4% 21.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 15.6 18.5  Housing units, 2000 29,499 1,232,511 Homeownership rate, 2000 67.1% 72.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $65,400 $82,500  Households, 2000 28,169 1,149,276 Persons per household, 2000 2.39 2.46 Median household income, 1999 $34,092 $39,469 Per capita money income, 1999 $18,558 $19,674 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 13.7% 9.1%     Business QuickFacts Waterloo Iowa Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 351,285 33,546,948 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 968,382 31,195,012 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,339 $10,631 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 92,610 3,698,955 Total number of firms, 2002 4,391 236,515 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.8% 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.8% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.4% 27.0%      Geography QuickFacts Waterloo Iowa Land area, 2000 (square miles) 60 55,869 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,131.8 52.4 FIPS Code 82425 19 Counties Black Hawk County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts