It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Waterloo has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Waterloo has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Waterloo than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Waterloo may be for you.
In Waterloo, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Waterloo doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Waterloo is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.21% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Waterloo in 2022 was $15,730, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,920 for a family of four. Waterloo also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 44.67% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Waterloo is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Waterloo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waterloo residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Waterloo include English, German, Scots-Irish, Italian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Waterloo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
