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Population (year 2000): 7,614. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,225 (+21.2% change)
Males: 3,578 (47.0%), Females: 4,036 (53.0%)
Monroe County
Zip code:
62298
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $46,937 (year 2000)
Median house value: $119,600 (year 2000)
Races in Waterloo:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (55.7%), Irish (14.8%),
French (7.2%), English (7.1%), United States (4.3%), Italian
(3.9%).
Elevation: 717 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waterloo
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waterloo city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 8.6%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,250 (+41.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waterloo:
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL)
- RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RED BUD,
IL)
- SSM REHAB INSTITUTE (about 17 miles; SAINT LOUIS,
MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waterloo:
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 26 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 31 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 39 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waterloo:
- SACKMAN FIELD (about 10 miles; COLUMBIA, IL; ID:
H49)
- ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 16 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: CPS)
- FESTUS MEML (about 20 miles; FESTUS, MO; ID: FES)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waterloo:
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 21 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 22
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
- WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT
enrollment: 8,252)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 25
miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 28 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
Public high school in Waterloo:
- WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 877;
Location: 200 BELLEFONTAINE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Waterloo:
- GIBAULT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 357;
Location: 501 COLUMBIA AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waterloo:
- WATERLOO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 623;
Location: ONE ED GARDNER PLACE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- W J ZAHNOW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 554;
Location: 301 HAMACHER ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- ROGERS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 547; Location:
200 N ROGERS STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Waterloo:
- STS PETER AND PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 405;
Location: 217 WEST THIRD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Waterloo:
- MORRISON-TALBOTT LIB. (Operating income:
$217,489; Location: 215 PARK STREET; 27,865 books; 243
audio materials; 589 video materials; 149 serial
subscriptions)
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