Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Waterloo is worth considering.
One downside of living in Waterloo, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.74 minutes every day commuting to work.
Waterloo is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Waterloo, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Being a small town, Waterloo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Waterloo citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.41% of adults in Waterloo have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Waterloo in 2022 was $16,085, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,340 for a family of four. Waterloo also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.98% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Waterloo is a somewhat 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, Irish, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Waterloo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Mon-Khmer (Cambodian).
