Waterloo (IA)

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1526

Global Rank

0.8

Power Score

Local Metro
Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
170K
GDP
$13B
GDP per capita
$73,623
Land area
3,484 km² (1,345 mi²)
Density
49/km² (126/mi²)

Primary city Waterloo (IA)

State / province Iowa

Language English

Waterloo (IA) metro area

42.49, -92.34
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, since 1980. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003501990200020102020

One year
One year +2.6%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +23.4%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +35.9%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −7.7%
2007Q4 to 2012Q1

Languages of Waterloo (IA)

English first in Iowa.

LanguageShare
English90.9%
Spanish4.7%
French0.3%
German0.3%
Mandarin Chinese0.3%
English reach, Iowa
98%
Tier 1 census

Iowa on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Waterloo Regional

Waterloo (IA) • 4 - Regional