Waterloo TownshipOH
A town of 2,309.
Is Waterloo Township a good place to live?
The best of Waterloo Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and the outdoors; the weakest is a C for walkability. Waterloo Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 994 Ohio towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Waterloo Township. 26% of the land in Waterloo Township is conserved, above both the Ohio town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Waterloo State Wildlife Management Area, 2,654 acres with 6.1 miles of trail. On history, just 141 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Waterloo Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Waterloo Township stand out
Where Waterloo Township beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Waterloo Township for work
Where Waterloo Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Waterloo Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Waterloo Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Waterloo Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waterloo Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Waterloo Township.
Waterloo Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearly a quarter of Waterloo Township is conserved land
15 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waterloo State Wildlife Management Area | 6.1 mi | 2,654 |
| 2. Poston Plant Lands | — | 304 |
| 3. Woodcock Nature Preserve | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Waterloo Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Waterloo Township for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Waterloo Township has added 53 jobs, to 78 in 2023. 6.1% of Waterloo Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Waterloo Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Ohio overall
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Waterloo Township is 48.3 years. Waterloo Township has lost 2.2% of its people since 2020, down to 2,309 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Waterloo Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 40% and 61% women
The Census survey reached too few of Waterloo Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Waterloo Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
In Waterloo Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Waterloo Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Waterloo Township trails 53% of U.S. towns
Waterloo Township beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Waterloo Township.
| Waterloo Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Waterloo Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 27% | 29.8% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Waterloo Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Waterloo Township
About 7 of every 100 Waterloo Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Waterloo Township
Township in Ohio, US
Waterloo Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,352 people in the township.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 807 ft
Waterloo Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Waterloo Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Athens Township | #855 | C− | D | — | B− | B− |
| York Township | #950 | D | B+ | — | C | D |
| Knox Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brown Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Township | #671 | C+ | B− | — | B+ | C |
Waterloo Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Waterloo Township, Athens Township, York Township and Lee Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Knox Township and Brown Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Waterloo Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Waterloo Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Waterloo Township, OH expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.