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Cedar County, Iowa (IA)

County population in 2022: 18,546 (17% urban, 83% rural); it was 18,187 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,867
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,036
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,494
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,608 (it was 1,653 in 2000)
% of renters here:

23%
State:

28%

Land area: 580 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Cedar County: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.4%), Manufacturing (16.7%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Cedar County, IA (2022)
    • 17,32294.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4652.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4092.2%Two or more races
    • 1070.6%Asian alone
    • 870.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 160.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 150.08%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

43.9 years
Iowa median age:

38.9 years
Males: 9,213  (49.7%)
Females: 9,333  (50.3%)
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Average household size:
Cedar County:

2.0 people
Iowa:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $75,887 ($42,198 in 1999)
This county:

$75,887
Iowa:

$69,588

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $597 (lower quartile is $427, upper quartile is $795)
This county:

$597
State:

$741


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $193,636 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
Cedar:

$193,636
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $124,186 - $301,348

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $241,839
Here:

$241,839
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $192,911
Here:

$192,911
State:

$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $290,136
Here:

$290,136
State:

$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,393
Here:

$151,393
State:

$162,139

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,876
Here:

$181,876
State:

$190,519

Mobile homes: $47,996
Here:

$47,996
State:

$51,271

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,372
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $564

Institutionalized population: 233

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 11
  • Thefts: 9
  • Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 9
  • Thefts: 22
  • Auto thefts: 5
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 36 buildings, average cost: $305,300
  • 2021: 26 buildings, average cost: $284,800
  • 2020: 33 buildings, average cost: $273,900
  • 2019: 31 buildings, average cost: $257,900
  • 2018: 50 buildings, average cost: $233,500
  • 2017: 37 buildings, average cost: $239,300
  • 2016: 35 buildings, average cost: $253,300
  • 2015: 34 buildings, average cost: $229,200
  • 2014: 25 buildings, average cost: $237,200
  • 2013: 42 buildings, average cost: $249,400
  • 2012: 29 buildings, average cost: $202,300
  • 2011: 28 buildings, average cost: $189,300
  • 2010: 32 buildings, average cost: $201,700
  • 2009: 41 buildings, average cost: $190,500
  • 2008: 42 buildings, average cost: $209,200
  • 2007: 52 buildings, average cost: $188,100
  • 2006: 71 buildings, average cost: $171,800
  • 2005: 69 buildings, average cost: $156,200
  • 2004: 62 buildings, average cost: $158,100
  • 2003: 87 buildings, average cost: $135,900
  • 2002: 57 buildings, average cost: $134,900
  • 2001: 67 buildings, average cost: $139,800
  • 2000: 66 buildings, average cost: $128,400
  • 1999: 45 buildings, average cost: $125,600
  • 1998: 45 buildings, average cost: $118,200
  • 1997: 54 buildings, average cost: $101,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Cedar, IA residents
Average permit cost in Cedar, IA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,431 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,161 (1.2%)

Distribution of median household income in Cedar, IA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Cedar, IA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cedar, IA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.7%
Cedar County:

7.7%
Iowa:

11.0%
(7.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.8% for Black residents, 14.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 73.9% for American Indian residents, 52.6% for other race residents, 13.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.9 years old
(Males: 43.3 years old, Females: 44.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.7 years old, Black residents: 18.4 years old, American Indian residents: 29.3 years old, Asian residents: 45.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.2 years old, Other race residents: 29.1 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cedar County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tipton, West Branch, Durant, Mechanicsville, Clarence, Lowden, Stanwood, Bennett, Rochester.

Cedar County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: Bureau County, Illinois , Boone County, Nebraska , Tolland County, Connecticut , Crawford County, Pennsylvania , Sullivan County, Pennsylvania , Ogle County, Illinois , Story County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.7%
Iowa:

2.7%

Unemployment by year in Cedar, IA
County total employment by year in Cedar, IA
County average yearly wages by year in Cedar, IA

Current college students: 686
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 286 (35.4% naturalized citizens)

Cedar County:

1.5%
Whole state:

6.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1212010 or later
  • 862000 to 2009
  • 191990 to 1999
  • 321980 to 1989
  • 211970 to 1979
  • 36Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.1%

Cedar County marital status for males Cedar County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,876
  • One, attached: 319
  • Two: 97
  • 3 or 4: 265
  • 5 to 9: 204
  • 10 to 19: 144
  • 20 to 49: 49
  • 50 or more: 7
  • Mobile homes: 316
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Cedar County with a mortgage: 3,716 (423 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 240 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 110

Here:

2.7% with mortgage
State:

97.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Cedar County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant5,25019
Catholic1,7593
Evangelical Protestant98710
Other4-
None10,499-
Cedar County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Cedar County:

3.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.56 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

0.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Cedar County:

7.24 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 14
This county:

7.79 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Cedar County:

7.6%
Iowa:

7.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Cedar County:

27.6%
State:

27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

7.2%
State:

14.5%

Agriculture in Cedar County:

Average size of farms: 349 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $126,674
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $300.57
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $100,046
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $104,630
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.56
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.16%
Corn for grain: 141468 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 120278 harvested acres
Vegetables: 42 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 23 acres

Tornado activity:

Cedar County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 9605914.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/13/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Cedar County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 130% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 286.1 miles away from Cedar County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 265.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 286.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 116.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 315.9 miles away from Cedar County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW) earthquake occurred 286.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Iowa Severe Storms, Incident Period: August 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4557, Natural disaster type: Storm
  • Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2014 to July 08, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4187: August 05, 2014, FEMA Id: 4187, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 21, 2013 to June 28, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4135: July 31, 2013, FEMA Id: 4135, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2013 to April 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4119: May 31, 2013, FEMA Id: 4119, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Iowa Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 10, 2007 to December 11, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1737: January 04, 2008, FEMA Id: 1737, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 23, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1688: March 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1688, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1518: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Cedar County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 5, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cedar

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,190 (74.4%)
  • Carpooled: 216 (3.8%)
  • Bus: 14 (0.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 40 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 190 (3.4%)
  • Worked at home: 1,035 (18.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (42%)
  • Philippines (22%)
  • Liberia (10%)
  • Korea (9%)
  • Eritrea (4%)
  • Sweden (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cedar County


  • German (50%)
  • American (10%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • English (5%)
  • European (4%)
  • Czech (2%)
  • Swedish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Cedar County, Iowa in 2010:

  • 208 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 86 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 23 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 5 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 2 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Cedar County, Iowa in 2000:

  • 226 people in nursing homes
  • 25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 17 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 17 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $72,429.

6.32% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($55,426 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.32%
Iowa average:

6.47%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.99% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($43,587 average AGI)
1.33% relocated from other states ($11,837 average AGI)
Cedar County:

1.33%
Iowa average:

2.75%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Johnson County, IA  1.50% ($56,757 average AGI)
from Linn County, IA  0.86% ($54,970)
from Scott County, IA  0.65% ($65,860)
from Muscatine County, IA  0.61% ($52,915)


6.87% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,078 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.87%
Iowa average:

6.50%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.32% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($38,662 average AGI)
1.55% relocated to other states ($13,416 average AGI)
Cedar County:

1.55%
Iowa average:

2.79%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Johnson County, IA  1.21% ($47,097 average AGI)
to Linn County, IA  1.05% ($46,210)
to Muscatine County, IA  0.94% ($49,167)
to Scott County, IA  0.61% ($49,766)
to Jones County, IA  0.26% ($74,350)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Births per 1000 population in Cedar County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Cedar County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Cedar County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cedar County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Cedar County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cedar County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cedar County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cedar County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Cedar County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,195 (2,909 aged, 286 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 117 (2%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Cedar County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (290)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (158)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (120)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (101)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (59)
  • Unspecified dementia (56)
  • Sequelae of other and unspecified cerebrovascular diseases (21)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (20)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (20)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,227
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,008

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 55

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 22

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,546
  • Male householders: 3,861 (1,122 living alone), Female householders: 3,884 (1,075 living alone)
  • 4,303 spouses (4,255 opposite-sex spouses), 534 unmarried partners, (532 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,871 children (4,398 natural, 148 adopted, 327 stepchildren), 225 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 102 parents, 5 foster children, 112 other relatives, 338 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 303

Size of family households: 2,704 2-persons, 951 3-persons, 880 4-persons, 374 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,198 1-person, 382 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 11 5-persons.

2,761 married couples with children.
848 single-parent households (265 men, 583 women).

98.1% of residents of Cedar speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $88,272,000 ($4,835 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $711,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,422,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,495,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,054,000
Federal grants: $8,383,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,412,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,507,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $959,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,560,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,258,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,019
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 901
Here:

49 per 1000 residents
State:

48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +6
Here:

+0 per 1000 residents
State:

+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -25
Here -1 per 1000 residents
State -14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Cedar County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.19 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.2

Year house built in Cedar County, Iowa
  • Year house built in Cedar County, Iowa
  • 482020 or later
  • 5002010 to 2019
  • 9772000 to 2009
  • 5791990 to 1999
  • 4391980 to 1989
  • 1,2671970 to 1979
  • 4501960 to 1969
  • 5171950 to 1959
  • 3641940 to 1949
  • 3,0411939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cedar County, Iowa
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cedar County, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cedar County, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 32 rooms
  • 1723 rooms
  • 4384 rooms
  • 1,0645 rooms
  • 1,0166 rooms
  • 1,1037 rooms
  • 9768 rooms
  • 1,5329+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar County, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar County, Iowa
  • 851 room
  • 1012 rooms
  • 2233 rooms
  • 2784 rooms
  • 2315 rooms
  • 1706 rooms
  • 1497 rooms
  • 1008 rooms
  • 1209+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cedar County, Iowa
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cedar County, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cedar County, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1661 bedroom
  • 1,1702 bedrooms
  • 2,9223 bedrooms
  • 1,4644 bedrooms
  • 5665+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar County, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar County, Iowa
  • 93no bedroom
  • 2561 bedroom
  • 5252 bedrooms
  • 3833 bedrooms
  • 1654 bedrooms
  • 425+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 94no vehicle
  • 1,2251 vehicle
  • 2,5172 vehicles
  • 1,4893 vehicles
  • 6364 vehicles
  • 3265+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 162no vehicle
  • 6261 vehicle
  • 4682 vehicles
  • 1263 vehicles
  • 864 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

90.6% of Cedar County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Iowa.

Cedar County:

90.6%
State average:

87.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15,441
  • Other state: 2,773
  • Northeast: 271
  • Midwest: 1,665
  • South: 456
  • West: 381
Year householders moved into unit in Cedar County, IA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cedar County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 53.5%Utility gas
  • 33.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 9.1%Electricity
  • 2.0%Wood
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 47.7%Utility gas
  • 26.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 24.0%Electricity
  • 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
Here:

1.3%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

0.2%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 72
Here:

15.6%
Iowa:

23.9%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Cedar County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $150,000
    Solid Waste Management: $112,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $664,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,886,000
    Health - Other: $2,834,000
    Police Protection: $2,086,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,355,000
    General - Other: $1,192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $904,000
    Financial Administration: $893,000
    Central Staff Services: $722,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $544,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $420,000
    General Public Buildings: $316,000
    Libraries: $104,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $1,131,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $393,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $213,000
    Interest Earnings: $134,000
    Sale of Property: $25,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $174,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,904,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,627,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,509,000
    Other: $529,000
    General Local Government Support: $226,000
    Public Welfare: $49,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,516,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $724,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $134,000
    Other License: $69,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $4,848,000

Cedar County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $150,000
    Solid Waste Management: $112,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $664,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,886,000
    Health - Other: $2,834,000
    Police Protection: $2,086,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,355,000
    General - Other: $1,192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $904,000
    Financial Administration: $893,000
    Central Staff Services: $722,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $544,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $420,000
    General Public Buildings: $316,000
    Libraries: $104,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $1,131,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $393,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $213,000
    Interest Earnings: $134,000
    Sale of Property: $25,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $174,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,904,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,627,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,509,000
    Other: $529,000
    General Local Government Support: $226,000
    Public Welfare: $49,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,516,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $724,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $134,000
    Other License: $69,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $4,848,000

Cedar County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $150,000
    Solid Waste Management: $112,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $664,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,886,000
    Health - Other: $2,834,000
    Police Protection: $2,086,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,355,000
    General - Other: $1,192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $904,000
    Financial Administration: $893,000
    Central Staff Services: $722,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $544,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $420,000
    General Public Buildings: $316,000
    Libraries: $104,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $1,131,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $393,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $213,000
    Interest Earnings: $134,000
    Sale of Property: $25,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $174,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,904,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,627,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,509,000
    Other: $529,000
    General Local Government Support: $226,000
    Public Welfare: $49,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,516,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $724,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $134,000
    Other License: $69,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $4,848,000

Cedar County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $150,000
    Solid Waste Management: $112,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $664,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,886,000
    Health - Other: $2,834,000
    Police Protection: $2,086,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,355,000
    General - Other: $1,192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $904,000
    Financial Administration: $893,000
    Central Staff Services: $722,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $544,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $420,000
    General Public Buildings: $316,000
    Libraries: $104,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $1,131,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $393,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $213,000
    Interest Earnings: $134,000
    Sale of Property: $25,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $174,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,904,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,627,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,509,000
    Other: $529,000
    General Local Government Support: $226,000
    Public Welfare: $49,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,516,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $724,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $134,000
    Other License: $69,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $4,848,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 142
  • Number of aged recipients: 14
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 128
  • Number of recipients under 18: 24
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 96
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 22
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 48
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 65
Most common first names in Cedar County, IA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William14678.8 years
John13276.4 years
Mary10381.2 years
Robert8874.5 years
Charles7778.5 years
Dorothy6580.3 years
Walter6479.4 years
Emma6086.1 years
Anna5984.8 years
James5874.0 years
Most common last names in Cedar County, IA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller5079.3 years
Meyer3679.9 years
Conrad3480.5 years
Hansen3379.6 years
Smith3179.8 years
Licht2882.4 years
Anderson2878.8 years
Meier2680.6 years
Williams2575.6 years
Johnson2575.8 years
Businesses in Cedar County, IA
NameCountNameCount
Chevrolet2Lane Furniture1
Curves1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Dairy Queen1McDonald's1
Ford3Pizza Hut1
H&R Block2Quiznos1
Hardee's1Subway4
Jimmy John's1U-Haul3
La-Z-Boy1Walmart1