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Total population: 36,257 (Urban population: 34,104, Rural population: 2,153 (13 farm, 2,140 nonfarm))

Cedar Falls, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 13,294 (12,835 occupied: 8,265 owner occupied, 4,570 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  36%
State:  28%

Housing density: 470 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $106,500


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $555


Median gross rent in Cedar Falls, IA in 2000: $492


Housing units in Cedar Falls with a mortgage: 4,590 (547 second mortgage, 835 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,287






Household type by relationship

Households: 31,576
  • In family households: 22,553 (6,218 male householders, 1,426 female householders)
    6,366 spouses, 7,492 children (6,876 natural, 287 adopted, 329 stepchildren), 223 grandchildren, 143 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 116 other relatives, 511 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 9,023 (2,272 male householders (1,268 living alone)), 2,980 female householders (2,033 living alone)), 3,771 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,681 (512 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,698 2-persons, 1,632 3-persons, 1,557 4-persons, 562 5-persons, 171 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,301 1-person, 1,044 2-persons, 393 3-persons, 385 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

4,951 married couples with children.
1,265 single-parent households (224 men, 1,041 women).

94.5% of residents of Cedar Falls speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 975 (2.7%)
(32.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  4.2



Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cedar Falls, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 56
  • 3 rooms: 155
  • 4 rooms: 892
  • 5 rooms: 1,840
  • 6 rooms: 1,795
  • 7 rooms: 1,330
  • 8 rooms: 1,031
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,166


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar Falls, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 92
  • 2 rooms: 500
  • 3 rooms: 974
  • 4 rooms: 1,280
  • 5 rooms: 705
  • 6 rooms: 423
  • 7 rooms: 320
  • 8 rooms: 129
  • 9 or more rooms: 147


Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 162
  • 1995 to 1998: 814
  • 1990 to 1994: 825
  • 1980 to 1989: 961
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,683
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,976
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,747
  • 1940 to 1949: 976
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,150


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cedar Falls:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 197
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,931
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,327
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,462
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 348


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar Falls:

  • no bedroom: 131
  • 1 bedroom: 1,380
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,884
  • 3 bedrooms: 663
  • 4 bedrooms: 381
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 131


Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar Falls in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 243
  • 1 vehicle: 2,051
  • 2 vehicles: 4,066
  • 3 vehicles: 1,414
  • 4 vehicles: 345
  • 5 or more vehicles: 146


Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar Falls in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 398
  • 1 vehicle: 2,038
  • 2 vehicles: 1,165
  • 3 vehicles: 376
  • 4 vehicles: 450
  • 5 or more vehicles: 143

Cedar Falls, IA house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Cedar Falls, IA:

  • Less than $10,000: 0
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 0
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 13
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 6
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 48
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 64
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 115
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 184
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 292
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 315
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 643
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 800
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 826
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1314
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 697
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 424
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 528
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 352
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 147
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 75
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 28
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 0
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 6
  • $1,000,000 or more: 0
 


Cedar Falls rent paid by renters graph

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Cedar Falls:

  • Less than $100: 71
  • $100 to $149: 81
  • $150 to $199: 149
  • $200 to $249: 198
  • $250 to $299: 277
  • $300 to $349: 543
  • $350 to $399: 490
  • $400 to $449: 609
  • $450 to $499: 514
  • $500 to $549: 379
  • $550 to $599: 140
  • $600 to $649: 170
  • $650 to $699: 63
  • $700 to $749: 102
  • $750 to $799: 69
  • $800 to $899: 204
  • $900 to $999: 173
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 92
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 58
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 15
  • $2,000 or more: 8
  • No cash rent: 158
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 417
  • 1990 to 1994: 182
  • 1985 to 1989: 41
  • 1980 to 1984: 73
  • 1975 to 1979: 24
  • 1970 to 1974: 44
  • 1970 to 1974: 48
  • 1965 to 1969: 146

Cedar Falls, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.1%
Number of people working at home: 537 (2.7% of all workers)


Cedar Falls travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1335
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4729
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5411
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3737
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2299
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 467
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 537
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 76
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 75
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 201
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 250
  • 90 or more minutes: 140
 


Cedar Falls mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 15,885 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 1,125 (6%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 95 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 171 (1%)
  • Walked: 1,902 (10%)
  • Other means: 64 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 537 (3%)
 


Cedar Falls, IA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 1344
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 851
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 877
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 873
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 860
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 728
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 878
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 687
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 609
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 1150
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 1482
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 1296
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 509
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 337
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 251
  • $200,000 or more: 164
 


First ancestries reported:

  • German: 12477
  • Irish: 2673
  • Norwegian: 2347
  • English: 2343
  • Other groups: 1943
  • United States or American: 1404
  • Danish: 1097
  • Dutch: 715
  • French (except Basque): 526
  • Swedish: 443
  • Scottish: 401
  • Italian: 381
  • Czech: 355
  • Scotch-Irish: 283
  • European: 247
  • Polish: 233
  • Welsh: 194
  • Swiss: 136
  • British: 130
  • Russian: 104
  • French Canadian: 93
  • Scandinavian: 91
  • Northern European: 76
  • Arab:: 73
  • Czechoslovakian: 73
  • Austrian: 61
  • Finnish: 58
  • Hungarian: 37
  • Arab/Arabic: 37
  • Greek: 35
  • Slovak: 34
  • African: 30
  • Subsaharan African:: 30
  • Croatian: 28
  • Pennsylvania German: 26
  • Belgian: 26
  • Australian: 22
  • Canadian: 19
  • Luxemburger: 19
  • Ukrainian: 17
  • Other Arab: 15
  • West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 13
  • Latvian: 12
  • Slavic: 11
  • Serbian: 11
  • Lebanese: 8
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8
  • Moroccan: 7
  • Syrian: 6
  • Slovene: 6
  • Iranian: 6
  • British West Indian: 5
  • Yugoslavian: 5


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Korea (9%)
  • Russia (7%)
  • India (6%)
  • Japan (6%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Pakistan (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

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

  • This state: 28135
  • Northeast: 646
  • Midwest: 4541
  • South: 906
  • West: 894

44% of Cedar Falls residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 25
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 186
  • 9th grade: 114
  • 10th grade: 72
  • 11th grade: 96
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 173
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,262
  • Less than 1 year of college: 478
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,311
  • Associate degree: 527
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,049
  • Master's degree: 901
  • Professional school degree: 341
  • Doctorate degree: 312


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 28
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 12
  • 7th and 8th grade: 257
  • 9th grade: 110
  • 10th grade: 93
  • 11th grade: 110
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 100
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,465
  • Less than 1 year of college: 685
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,526
  • Associate degree: 779
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,278
  • Master's degree: 986
  • Professional school degree: 302
  • Doctorate degree: 194


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.9%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%


Median household income in 1999 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $41,009
  • Black householders: $17,000
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,917
  • Asian householders: $26,354
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $26,250
  • Some other race householders: $8,375
  • Two or more races householders: $21,500
  • Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $27,857

Cedar Falls household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Cedar Falls household income for Black or African American householders

Cedar Falls household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Cedar Falls household income for Asian householders

Cedar Falls household income for some other race householders

Cedar Falls household income for two or more races householders

Cedar Falls household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Cedar Falls marital status for males

Cedar Falls marital status for females


Median house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,100
  • Black or African American householders: $85,600
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $43,300
  • Asian householders: $195,300
  • Two or more races householders: $85,600
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $66,400

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,226
  • One, attached: 394
  • Two: 782
  • 3 or 4: 614
  • 5 to 9: 688
  • 10 to 19: 839
  • 20 to 49: 555
  • 50 or more: 343
  • Mobile homes: 846
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,900


Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cedar Falls:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (86%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 368
Here:  12.8%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 96
Here:  5.6%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 158
Here:  1.6%
Iowa:  25.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

 

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