2024 population: 278,677 ( 2,147 from 2020)
Land area: 2008.8 square miles
Population density: 138.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	234,100	84.00%	1.7%
Black:	17,697	6.35%	19.7%
Indian:	587	0.21%	3.2%
Asian:	7,152	2.57%	8.3%
2+ races:	7,687	2.76%	14.9%
Hispanic:	11,454	4.11%	16.8%

Total non-White:	44,577	16.00%	15.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,905	11.7
Deaths:	11,470	10.4
Net Migration:	-3,628	-3.3
Net Immigration:	4,241	3.8

Change in White population:	-3,975	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,122	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
276,530
238,075	86.09%
14,788	5.35%
569	0.21%
6,601	2.39%
6,691	2.42%
9,806	3.55%
38,455	13.91%

2010
257,940
233,695	90.60%
8,658	3.36%
562	0.22%
4,105	1.59%
4,673	1.81%
6,079	2.36%
24,245	9.40%

2000
237,230
222,757	93.90%
5,263	2.22%
478	0.20%
2,793	1.18%
2,646	1.12%
3,091	1.30%
14,473	6.10%

1990
210,640
203,648	96.68%
3,513	1.67%
347	0.16%
1,661	0.79%
n/a
1,471	0.70%
6,992	3.32%

1980
213,825
207,979	97.27%
3,057	1.43%
305	0.14%
793	0.37%
n/a
1,596	0.75%
5,846	2.73%

1970
205,966
202,206	98.17%
1,877	0.91%
188	0.09%
236	0.11%
n/a
1,265	0.61%
3,760	1.83%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
30,195	11.7
19,887	7.7
1,850	0.7
3,145	1.2

4,380	1.7
14,210	5.5

Number	Rate
2000's
30,943	13.0
17,852	7.5
4,273	1.8
1,929	0.8

10,938	4.6
9,772	4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
31,291	14.9
17,255	8.2
5,770	2.7
1,310	0.6

19,109	9.1
7,481	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
30,790	14.4
16,677	7.8
-16,852	-7.9
n/a

-4,331	-2.0
1,146	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,993	-4.9
n/a

5,773	2.8
2,086	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
39.7
61,950	22.2%
216,727	77.8%
49,354	17.7%

114,000
2.37

71,465	62.7%
55,295	77.4%
7,149	10.0%
42,535	37.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.4
63,119	24.5%
194,821	75.5%
35,059	13.6%

104,617
2.40

67,059	64.1%
52,726	78.6%
6,535	9.7%
37,558	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
60,102	25.3%
177,128	74.7%
30,584	12.9%

94,165
2.45

63,156	67.1%
52,413	83.0%
5,084	8.0%
31,009	32.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
53,804	25.5%
156,836	74.5%
27,350	13.0%

80,630
2.54

56,540	70.1%
48,178	85.2%
4,022	7.1%
24,090	29.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
62,463	29.2%
151,362	70.8%
23,317	10.9%

77,201
2.70

56,475	73.2%
49,488	87.6%
3,403	6.0%
20,726	26.8%

2024 Housing Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,132	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,848	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,928	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,953	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,125	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,573	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,900	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,088	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,484	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,239	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	12,524	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,999	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,853	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,523	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,083	9.7%
$200,000 or more	10,748	9.4%

Median Household Income	78,186
Per Capita Income	43,096

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,103	3.6%
Public Assistance	2,047	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,139	8.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	130,288	78.3%
Unemployed	4,575	2.7%
In Armed Forces	114	0.1%

Total Labor Force	134,977	81.1%
Not in Labor Force	31,453	18.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	57,805	44,612	56.4%
Non-Profit	3,026	7,815	27.9%
Self-Employed	7,644	4,855	61.2%

Local Government	3,852	6,447	37.4%
State Government	1,971	3,297	37.4%
Federal Government	1,219	920	57.0%

Total Private + Self	65,449	49,467	57.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,068	18,479	35.3%
Total	75,517	67,946	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%
Pct. Private + Self	80.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24,828	17.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	29,121	20.2%
Professional, Technical	33,715	23.4%
Service Occupations	20,556	14.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	553	0.4%
All others	35,680	24.8%

White Collar		60.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	24,692	17.2%
Health care and social assistance	19,872	13.8%
Retail trade	16,123	11.2%
Educational services	12,719	8.8%
Construction	10,599	7.4%
Finance and insurance	9,669	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,795	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	8,292	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	6,295	4.4%
Other services	5,287	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,759	3.3%
Public administration	3,892	2.7%
Wholesale trade	2,920	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,510	1.7%
Information	2,429	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,022	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,605	1.1%
Utilities	1,071	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	288	0.2%
Management	61	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,399	2.67%
Puerto Rican	859	0.31%
Cuban	167	0.06%
Dominican	142	0.05%

Total Central American	942	0.34%
Costa Rican	15	0.01%
Guatemalan	471	0.17%
Honduran	146	0.05%
Nicaraguan	72	0.03%
Panamanian	91	0.03%
Salvadoran	147	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	225	0.08%
Argentinean	11	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	22	0.01%
Colombian	92	0.03%
Ecuadorian	37	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	4	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	40	0.01%
Other South American	19	0.01%

Other Hispanic	798	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,204	0.80%
Chinese	613	0.22%
Filipino	504	0.18%
Korean	383	0.14%
Burmese	379	0.14%
Vietnamese	367	0.13%
Laotian	292	0.11%
Thai	93	0.03%
Bangladeshi	68	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	244,184	93.7%
Spanish	5,614	2.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,095	0.8%
Other Indo-European	2,030	0.8%
Other Asian	1,777	0.7%
Other	1,626	0.6%
Arabic	1,099	0.4%
German, other Germanic	699	0.3%
Chinese	476	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	86,998	31.4%
Irish	39,706	14.4%
English	30,662	11.1%
Czech	12,194	4.4%
American	11,021	4.0%
Norwegian	10,905	3.9%
Swedish	5,273	1.9%
French	5,068	1.8%
Scottish	4,944	1.8%
Dutch	4,734	1.7%
Italian	4,356	1.6%
European	4,064	1.5%
Polish	3,151	1.1%
Danish	2,575	0.9%
Other Subsaharan African	2,397	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	270,492	97.8%
Not a citizen	6,132	2.2%

Native	263,229	95.2%
Foreign-born	13,395	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,442	1.3%	6,760	3.5%	53,712	28.2%	65,112	34.1%	42,194	22.1%	20,479	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,442	1.3%
9-12 Years	6,760	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	53,712	28.2%
Some College	65,112	34.1%
Bach. Degree	42,194	22.1%
Grad Degree	20,479	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	235,680	222,508	13,172	5.6%
1991	234,392	222,682	11,710	5.0%
1992	243,844	233,560	10,284	4.2%
1993	251,012	241,830	9,182	3.7%
1994	256,002	247,790	8,212	3.2%
1995	261,594	253,636	7,958	3.0%
1996	264,890	256,944	7,946	3.0%
1997	264,590	257,640	6,950	2.6%
1998	267,658	262,008	5,650	2.1%
1999	271,472	265,924	5,548	2.0%

2000	270,578	264,246	6,332	2.3%
2001	273,652	264,944	8,708	3.2%
2002	279,374	266,920	12,454	4.5%
2003	273,574	260,414	13,160	4.8%
2004	272,146	259,312	12,834	4.7%
2005	275,996	263,882	12,114	4.4%
2006	282,358	272,006	10,352	3.7%
2007	286,030	275,350	10,680	3.7%
2008	292,862	280,970	11,892	4.1%
2009	295,602	277,382	18,220	6.2%

2010	290,372	272,562	17,810	6.1%
2011	290,096	273,264	16,832	5.8%
2012	287,840	272,726	15,114	5.3%
2013	288,634	274,092	14,542	5.0%
2014	291,320	278,386	12,934	4.4%
2015	289,492	278,522	10,970	3.8%
2016	287,646	277,080	10,566	3.7%
2017	286,198	276,618	9,580	3.3%
2018	290,276	281,974	8,302	2.9%
2019	297,058	288,272	8,786	3.0%

2020	284,060	266,482	17,578	6.2%
2021	287,200	274,554	12,646	4.4%
2022	290,316	281,440	8,876	3.1%
2023	285,594	275,718	9,876	3.5%
2024	292,398	282,618	9,780	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	123,107
Median Value	$211,619

Occupied	114,000	92.6%
Vacant	9,107	7.4%

Owned	85,551	75.0%
Rented	28,449	25.0%
Median Rent	$923

Single-Family Units	91,571	74.4%
Detached	85,695	69.6%
Attached	5,876	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20,075	16.3%
Mobile Homes	4,328	3.5%

Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area