How many renters in Waterloo, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Waterloo, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.9% (±13.9 points) of renting households in Waterloo, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.9% (±13.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.4% (±12.9 points)
Median share of income: 28.9% (±8.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Waterloo

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Waterloo	Monroe County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	10.1% (±7.4 points)	16.1%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.7% (±7.0 points)	13.8%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.4% (±12.2 points)	15.2%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.9% (±8.2 points)	7.9%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.5% (±5.1 points)	7.3%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	42.4% (±12.9 points)	39.5%	39.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Waterloo against Monroe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Waterloo	Monroe County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.9% (±13.9 points)	46.8% (±9.3 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.4% (±12.9 points)	39.5% (±8.4 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.9% (±8.4 points)	28.0% (±5.0 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$34,891 (±$19,211)	$42,560 (±$12,015)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$886 (±$118)	$1,042 (±$61)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Waterloo, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Monroe County (46.8%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Monroe County, Waterloo ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 879 of 2,503.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Waterloo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waterloo
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Waterloo	—	47.9% (±13.9 points)	—
Millstadt Township	6.4 mi	46.2% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Valmeyer	8.3 mi	17.5% (±39.0 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia	8.8 mi	50.4% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Maeystown	8.8 mi	77.8% (±108.9 points)	Not measurably different
Millstadt	8.8 mi	48.1% (±34.4 points)	Not measurably different
Prairie Du Long Township	8.9 mi	100.0% (±72.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hecker	9.0 mi	8.1% (±12.6 points)	Lower
Smithton	10 mi	77.1% (±67.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hecker, IL (8.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Maeystown	77.8% (±108.9 points)
2	Columbia	50.4% (±16.9 points)
3	Waterloo	47.9% (±13.9 points)
4	Valmeyer	17.5% (±39.0 points)
5	Hecker	8.1% (±12.6 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Waterloo

Are renters in Waterloo rent-burdened?

47.9% of renting households in Waterloo pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Waterloo spend on rent?

The median renting household in Waterloo, IL spends 28.9% (±8.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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