Unified School District · IL
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 is a unified school district in Illinois with a community population of 19,409. The median household income is $101,102 and the median age is 44.0.
19,409
Population
107
People / sq mi
$101,102
Median Income
44.0
Median Age
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 covers 181 sq mi of land at 107.3 people per square mile.
Race & Ethnicity
| White | 95.8% |
| Black or African American | 0.0% |
| Asian | 50.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.0% |
Economy & Income
$101,102
Median Household Income
$49,216
Per Capita Income
3.7%
Poverty Rate
1.5%
Unemployment
Housing
$284,900
Median Home Value
$895
Median Rent
84.8%
Homeownership
Education Attainment
95.7%
High School+
35.4%
Bachelor's+
Other Illinois School Districts
Largest Cities in Illinois
Largest Counties in Illinois
Congressional Districts in Illinois
State rankings
Frequently Asked Questions
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 serves a community with a population of 19,409 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Illinois.
The median household income in Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 is $101,102, with a per capita income of $49,216. The poverty rate is 3.7%.
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 is 95.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 50.8% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.
In Waterloo Community Unit School District 5, 95.7% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 35.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.
The median home value in Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 is $284,900, with a median rent of $895. The homeownership rate is 84.8%.
More from Illinois
Data for Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 1741070).
The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.