Population 127,905
About Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 127,905 people and 28 constituent neighborhoods, Cedar Rapids is the second largest community in Iowa.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Cedar Rapids is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cedar Rapids is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cedar Rapids who work in office and administrative support (15.28%), sales jobs (11.39%) and management occupations (8.05%).
Also of interest is that Cedar Rapids has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One of the benefits of Cedar Rapids is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.38 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Cedar Rapids citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.60% of adults in Cedar Rapids have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Cedar Rapids in 2010 was $28,008, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,032 for a family of four. However, Cedar Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cedar Rapids is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cedar Rapids home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cedar Rapids residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cedar Rapids include German, Irish, English, Czech and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Cedar Rapids is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
| CEDAR RAPIDS INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 127,905 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 53,236 |
| CEDAR RAPIDS HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 69.30% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 30.70% |
| % VACANT | 7.41% |
| TYPE OF CEDAR RAPIDS HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 64.34% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 3.21% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 7.36% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 21.70% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 3.39% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF CEDAR RAPIDS HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.15% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 11.51% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 29.52% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 38.83% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 14.95% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.04% |
| AGE OF CEDAR RAPIDS HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 13.00% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 35.18% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 33.41% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 18.41% |
| CEDAR RAPIDS REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $123,589 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $533 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $50,000 | 6.28% |
| $50,001 - $99,000 | 20.79% |
| $99,001 - $198,000 | 55.99% |
| $198,001 - $297,000 | 11.66% |
| $297,001 - $396,000 | 3.03% |
| $396,001 - $495,000 | 1.22% |
| $495,001 - $743,000 | 0.70% |
| $743,001 - $990,000 | 0.07% |
| > $990,000 | 0.25% |
| PEOPLE OF CEDAR RAPIDS | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.71% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.76% |
| 18 TO 24 | 11.21% |
| 25 TO 34 | 14.91% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.17% |
| 55 TO 64 | 11.12% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.12% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 92.71% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 29.60% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $51,108 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $28,008 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 12.65% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (16.13%) Healthcare (13.49%) Retail (12.55%) Education (8.37%) Finance (6.48%) Accommodation (6.43%) Construction (5.31%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.05%) Administration (4.51%) Other (4.44%) Information Technology (3.82%) Transportation (3.64%) Wholesale (2.90%) Public Service (2.41%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 7.38% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 87.98% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 5.58% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.31% |
| ASIAN | 2.21% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.12% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.93% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.87% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 3.31% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (29.05%) Irish (10.13%) English (5.64%) Czech (4.89%) Norwegian (3.41%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 3.26% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (94.42%) Spanish (2.31%) |

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