| Statistic | Waterloo | Ontario | National |
| Population | 118,234 | 14,804,681 | 38,134,230 |
| Population density (sq km) | 1,752 | 15 | 4 |
| Median age | 37.7 | 40.9 | 40.9 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 75% | 71% | 66% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 48% | 46% | 43% |
| Speak English only | 89.1% | 86.1% | 68.8% |
| Speak French only | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.5% |
| Data | Percent |
| Chinese | 10.7% |
| South Asian | 7.9% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| Arab | 2.2% |
| Latin American | 1.5% |
| Data | Percent |
| China | 3.9% |
| India | 2.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1.7% |
| United States | 1.0% |
| Pakistan | 1.0% |