2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Confluence, PA vs Waterloo, IA

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- Household income in Waterloo, is 4% less than it is in Confluence and is 40% below the National Average.
- Confluence unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Waterloo unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Confluence, PAWaterloo, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,787  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,430$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,667  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Confluence, PAWaterloo, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Confluence, PAWaterloo, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock25.5%13.1%
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Reviews for Waterloo    5 Reviews

The bike racks recently installed on the MET buses was a great idea for a community that has numerous bike riders and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Unless you're into getting wasted on a regular basis there's not a lot to do here. Most people barhop for fun. Being someone who doesn't drink and doesn't enjoy being  More

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Over 17 years ago

So the weather is emotional here - on and off during the summer its hot and rainy, yet during the fall it is quite often beautiful. Winters can be long, and spring can  More

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