Metro area · CBSA 47940
Waterloo
The Waterloo, IA metro area has 168,637 people. Median rent is $977, 16.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Black Hawk County at $1,096. Of the 22 places we track here, Dunkerton has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$70,811
Median home value
$194,800
Unemployment
4.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,096
HUD, Black Hawk County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 67,008 | $923 | 19.3% |
| Cedar Falls | 40,888 | $1,203 | 18.8% |
| Waverly | 10,494 | $1,057 | 15.8% |
| Evansdale | 4,518 | $979 | 19.5% |
| Grundy Center | 2,809 | $684 | 10.2% |
| Hudson | 2,699 | $947 | 9.4% |
| Jesup | 2,561 | $933 | 12.5% |
| Denver | 2,379 | $859 | 11.2% |
| Sumner | 2,106 | $902 | 18.4% |
| La Porte City | 2,071 | $955 | 16.3% |
| Reinbeck | 1,715 | $747 | 10.3% |
| Dike | 1,365 | $711 | 9.4% |
| Conrad | 1,191 | $840 | 13.8% |
| Tripoli | 1,156 | $940 | 14.4% |
| Elk Run Heights | 964 | $1,125 | 17.6% |
| Janesville | 917 | $717 | 8.3% |
| Raymond | 899 | $1,125 | 17.6% |
| Dunkerton | 821 | $514 | 7.1% |
| Gilbertville | 761 | $643 | 9.7% |
| Readlyn | 736 | $588 | 8.2% |
| Washburn | 714 | $985 | 19.2% |
| Wellsburg | 673 | $584 | 10.9% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.