The
Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in
Iowa, anchored by the cities of
Waterloo and
Cedar Falls. As of the
2000 census, the MSA had a population of 163,706 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 164,913). As of the
2010 Census, the MSA had a population of 169,484.