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Compare Ottumwa to Waterloo

This post compares Ottumwa, Iowa to Waterloo, Iowa across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Ottumwa (city) Waterloo (city)
Population 24,705 68,146
Income (median) $35,022 $36,996
Home Value (median) $73,400 $110,700
White 84% 75%
Black 3% 15%
Asian 1% 2%
With Kids 33% 28%
Age (median) 35 36
Rentals 33% 37%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Ottumwa or Waterloo?
A: Ottumwa has a much smaller population count than Waterloo: 24705 compared with 68146 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Ottumwa or in Waterloo?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Ottumwa.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Ottumwa or Waterloo?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Ottumwa.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Waterloo does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 33% for Ottumwa versus 37% for Waterloo.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Ottumwa may include: Muscatine, Marshalltown, and Sioux-City.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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