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 39.50 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Waterloo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Waterloo who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.21% of adults in Waterloo 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.
