Cedar Falls is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 36,257 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Cedar Falls is the 11th largest community in Iowa.

Unlike some cities, Cedar Falls isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cedar Falls are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cedar Falls is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cedar Falls who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.61%), sales jobs (13.20%), and teaching (9.50%).

Also of interest is that Cedar Falls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Cedar Falls is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Cedar Falls have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Cedar Falls's economy is one such example of this.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.87 minutes getting to work every day.

Even though Cedar Falls is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Cedar Falls Information and Demographics

The education level of Cedar Falls citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 39.21% of adults in Cedar Falls have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cedar Falls in 2000 was $19,140, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,560 for a family of four.

The people who call Cedar Falls home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cedar Falls is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cedar Falls include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Cedar Falls is English. Some people also speak Spanish.