ZIP 62298 · Waterloo
Who lives in ZIP code 62298 (Waterloo, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waterloo, IL · Monroe County
uszips 2026
People18,208
Median age44.1
Household income$101,155
Home value$293,843
Median rent$890/mo
Poverty4.9%
College degree+36.2%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Wider region
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 49 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,213
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.9% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
50.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,033.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.3%
- Never married
- 23.3%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 56.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.3%
- Rent burden
- 31.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 3.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.6%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 10.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.6%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.