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Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

278,677 Population
2,008.7 square miles 138.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,126 ±$2,825 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,295 ±$2,474 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.3% ±1.6% (25,261  ±4,240) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.2 minutes ±0.9 (2,697,505  ±143,266) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

116,781 ±1,619 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (272,053  ±123) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.6% ±1.7% (4,083  ±1,034) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

124,618 ±70 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$226,700 ±$8,321 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11% ±1.5% (30,160  ±4,044.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94% ±3% (180,805  ±5,963.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.1% ±1.9% (59,883  ±3,722.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.8% (16,222  ±3,102) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.1% ±0.8% (15,529  ±1,805) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
15,529 Total veterans ±1,805 14,791 Male ±1,761 738 Female ±387

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