Overall, Waterloo’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Waterloo has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Waterloo a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Waterloo, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 43.16 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Waterloo doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Waterloo citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.90% of adults in Waterloo have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Waterloo in 2022 was $16,849, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,396 for a family of four. However, Waterloo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Waterloo also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.26% 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 German, Irish, English, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Waterloo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Mon-Khmer (Cambodian).
