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Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

275,668 Population
2,008.7 square miles 137.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,960 ±$1,481 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$73,569 ±$3,163 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.6% ±1.4% (25,784  ±3,787) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.9 minutes ±0.8 (2,410,300  ±116,802) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

114,563 ±2,022 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (269,144  ±76) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.5% ±1.7% (3,411  ±1,046) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

123,510 ±54 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$222,200 ±$8,039 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.6% ±1.6% (31,487  ±4,295.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

95.7% ±3.1% (182,569  ±5,907.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
33.3% ±1.9% (63,533  ±3,666.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

5.3% ±10,621.6% (14,529  ±2,855) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.4% ±0.9% (15,934  ±1,909) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
15,934 Total veterans ±1,909 14,920 Male ±1,789 1,014 Female ±420

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