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):

2022
Number	Percent
39.0
62,471	22.4%
216,206	77.6%
47,258	17.0%

112,467
2.39

70,388	62.6%
54,859	77.9%
6,452	9.2%
42,079	37.4%

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%

2022 Housing Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,612	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,357	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,586	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,237	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,870	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,606	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,328	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,130	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,481	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,321	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,260	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,148	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,058	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,412	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,909	8.8%
$200,000 or more	9,152	8.1%

Median Household Income	75,336
Per Capita Income	40,595

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,095	3.6%
Public Assistance	1,709	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,745	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	131,831	78.6%
Unemployed	4,933	2.9%
In Armed Forces	61	0.0%

Total Labor Force	136,825	81.5%
Not in Labor Force	30,996	18.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	58,308	45,652	56.1%
Non-Profit	3,280	8,390	28.1%
Self-Employed	7,521	4,460	62.8%

Local Government	3,546	5,806	37.9%
State Government	1,996	3,210	38.3%
Federal Government	1,028	944	52.1%

Total Private + Self	65,829	50,112	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,850	18,350	34.9%
Total	75,679	68,462	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24,027	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	31,361	21.7%
Professional, Technical	32,641	22.6%
Service Occupations	20,997	14.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	690	0.5%
All others	35,487	24.6%

White Collar		60.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	24,506	17.0%
Health care and social assistance	21,513	14.9%
Retail trade	16,187	11.2%
Educational services	12,440	8.6%
Finance and insurance	9,709	6.7%
Construction	9,423	6.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,437	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	7,921	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	6,858	4.7%
Other services	5,001	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,930	3.4%
Public administration	3,601	2.5%
Wholesale trade	3,231	2.2%
Information	2,661	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,497	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,002	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,744	1.2%
Utilities	1,428	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	298	0.2%
Management	126	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,591	2.39%
Puerto Rican	452	0.16%
Cuban	93	0.03%
Dominican	84	0.03%

Total Central American	776	0.28%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	482	0.17%
Honduran	89	0.03%
Nicaraguan	89	0.03%
Panamanian	38	0.01%
Salvadoran	78	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	380	0.14%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	28	0.01%
Colombian	49	0.02%
Ecuadorian	141	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	117	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	45	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	767	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,162	0.78%
Chinese	566	0.21%
Vietnamese	514	0.19%
Filipino	324	0.12%
Laotian	254	0.09%
Korean	245	0.09%
Burmese	233	0.08%
Thai	123	0.04%
Japanese	64	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	244,260	94.2%
Spanish	4,747	1.8%
Other Indo-European	2,350	0.9%
Other Asian	1,859	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,507	0.6%
Other	1,307	0.5%
Arabic	1,280	0.5%
German, other Germanic	678	0.3%
Vietnamese	505	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	87,964	31.9%
Irish	38,256	13.9%
English	26,814	9.7%
Czech	12,886	4.7%
Norwegian	11,466	4.2%
American	10,748	3.9%
Swedish	6,218	2.3%
European	5,357	1.9%
Dutch	5,282	1.9%
French	5,171	1.9%
Scottish	5,112	1.9%
Italian	4,690	1.7%
Polish	3,086	1.1%
Danish	2,480	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,042	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	269,586	97.8%
Not a citizen	6,107	2.2%

Native	263,738	95.7%
Foreign-born	11,955	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,632	1.4%	7,024	3.7%	52,871	28.0%	64,737	34.3%	42,200	22.4%	19,250	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,632	1.4%
9-12 Years	7,024	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	52,871	28.0%
Some College	64,737	34.3%
Bach. Degree	42,200	22.4%
Grad Degree	19,250	10.2%
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	121,181
Median Value	$187,086

Occupied	112,467	92.8%
Vacant	8,714	7.2%

Owned	84,859	75.5%
Rented	27,608	24.5%
Median Rent	$854

Single-Family Units	90,733	74.9%
Detached	84,923	70.1%
Attached	5,810	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19,316	15.9%
Mobile Homes	4,398	3.6%

Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area