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Cedar Rapids Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Cedar Rapids Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

136,429

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
10.8%
25 - 34:
14.7%
35 - 54:
25.0%
55 - 64:
11.9%
Over 65 Years:
16.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.5%
5.5%
94.0%
94.0%
32.9%
32.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Cedar Rapids
USA
$38,585
$38,585
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Cedar Rapids
USA
$66,895
$66,895
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.4%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Transportation
Administration
Other
Wholesale
17.2%
17.2%
15.2%
15.2%
11.3%
11.3%
8.0%
8.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
5.7%
5.7%
5.4%
5.4%
3.5%
3.5%
3.3%
3.3%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
78.5%
78.5%
8.4%
8.4%
5.6%
5.6%
4.3%
4.3%
2.7%
2.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Czech
Norwegian
Swedish
European
Italian
French
Scottish
Dutch
Polish
Other Subsaharan African
African
British
Lebanese
Scots-Irish
Danish
Welsh
Scandinavian
27.6%
27.6%
12.8%
12.8%
9.3%
9.3%
4.5%
4.5%
3.8%
3.8%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
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0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
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0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Arabic
Langs. of India
African languages
Vietnamese
German/Yiddish
Other Asian languages
Chinese
French Creole
Native American languages
Tagalog
Laotian
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
91.3%
91.3%
2.4%
2.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Cedar Rapids Residents

6.8%