Cedar Rapids, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Back to: Cedar Rapids, Iowa main profile, Iowa, Iowa smaller cities, Iowa small towns, Iowa forum, All US cities. Total population: 120,563 (Urban population: 119,320, Rural population: 1,243 (28 farm, 1,215 nonfarm)) Houses: 52,169 (49,810 occupied: 34,411 owner occupied, 15,399 renter occupied) % of renters here:   31% State:   28% Housing density: 826 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: How Do You Like Living In Iowa?  (330 replies) Will Cedar Rapids rebound?  (24 replies) Dubuque V. Cedar Rapids  (40 replies) Is this a bad time to move to Cedar Rapids?  (9 replies) Cedar Rapids here we come??  (13 replies) How is home schooling in Cedar Rapids- Iowa city area?  (15 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $116,400 (lower quartile is $92,300, upper quartile is $158,400) Median contract rent in 2005: $503 (lower quartile is $370, upper quartile is $599) Housing units in Cedar Rapids with a mortgage: 21,164 (2,474 second mortgage, 3,042 home equity loan, 119 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 8,917 Median year house/condo built: 1963 Median year apartment built: 1970 Household type by relationship Households: 117,194 In family households: 93,899 (23,973 male householders, 7,168 female householders) 24,740 spouses, 33,250 children (30,332 natural, 1,045 adopted, 1,873 stepchildren), 1,120 grandchildren, 594 brothers or sisters, 404 parents, 678 other relatives, 1,972 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 23,295 (8,530 male householders (6,466 living alone)), 10,208 female householders (8,583 living alone)), 4,557 nonrelatives In group quarters: 3,369 (1,368 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 14,288 2-persons, 6,948 3-persons, 6,211 4-persons, 2,576 5-persons, 818 6-persons, 300 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 15,049 1-person, 3,093 2-persons, 456 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 22 5-persons. 20,291 married couples with children. 7,092 single-parent households (1,553 men, 5,539 women). 94.3% of residents of Cedar Rapids speak English at home. 2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 3,933 (3.3%) (38.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Cedar Rapids, IA: Less than $10,000: 13 $10,000 to $14,999: 34 $15,000 to $19,999: 66 $20,000 to $24,999: 84 $25,000 to $29,999: 95 $30,000 to $34,999: 219 $35,000 to $39,999: 291 $40,000 to $49,999: 814 $50,000 to $59,999: 1436 $60,000 to $69,999: 2421 $70,000 to $79,999: 3198 $80,000 to $89,999: 4072 $90,000 to $99,999: 4427 $100,000 to $124,999: 4814 $125,000 to $149,999: 3044 $150,000 to $174,999: 1692 $175,000 to $199,999: 1051 $200,000 to $249,999: 1286 $250,000 to $299,999: 432 $300,000 to $399,999: 272 $400,000 to $499,999: 120 $500,000 to $749,999: 124 $750,000 to $999,999: 37 $1,000,000 or more: 39

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Cedar Rapids: Less than $100: 198 $100 to $149: 427 $150 to $199: 364 $200 to $249: 660 $250 to $299: 859 $300 to $349: 1327 $350 to $399: 1976 $400 to $449: 1792 $450 to $499: 1928 $500 to $549: 1634 $550 to $599: 1536 $600 to $649: 819 $650 to $699: 358 $700 to $749: 376 $750 to $799: 170 $800 to $899: 316 $900 to $999: 84 $1,000 to $1,249: 55 $1,250 to $1,499: 17 $1,500 to $1,999: 63 $2,000 or more: 7 No cash rent: 398

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.7%
Number of people working at home: 1,494 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 2119 5 to 9 minutes: 10744 10 to 14 minutes: 17758 15 to 19 minutes: 15194 20 to 24 minutes: 7492 25 to 29 minutes: 1759 30 to 34 minutes: 3129 35 to 39 minutes: 721 40 to 44 minutes: 623 45 to 59 minutes: 1150 60 to 89 minutes: 751 90 or more minutes: 758

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 52,409 (82%) Carpooled: 6,812 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 679 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%) Subway or elevated: 7 (0%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Taxi: 142 (0%) Motorcycle: 44 (0%) Bicycle: 238 (0%) Walked: 1,571 (2%) Other means: 267 (0%) Worked at home: 1,494 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 3207 $10,000 to $14,999: 3001 $15,000 to $19,999: 2923 $20,000 to $24,999: 3240 $25,000 to $29,999: 3463 $30,000 to $34,999: 3389 $35,000 to $39,999: 3165 $40,000 to $44,999: 3227 $45,000 to $49,999: 2880 $50,000 to $59,999: 5468 $60,000 to $74,999: 6151 $75,000 to $99,999: 5342 $100,000 to $124,999: 2135 $125,000 to $149,999: 904 $150,000 to $199,999: 614 $200,000 or more: 770

First ancestries reported:

• German: 31906
• Irish: 11788
• Other groups: 9870
• United States or American: 6605
• English: 6560
• Czech: 5603
• Norwegian: 4658
• Swedish: 2003
• Italian: 1750
• Dutch: 1658
• French (except Basque): 1538
• Scottish: 1498
• Scotch-Irish: 1263
• Polish: 1178
• Czechoslovakian: 1143
• Danish: 1098
• European: 992
• Arab:: 733
• Lebanese: 559
• Welsh: 403
• Subsaharan African:: 381
• British: 318
• Greek: 318
• Swiss: 315
• Scandinavian: 238
• French Canadian: 222
• Belgian: 214
• African: 189
• Austrian: 139
• Sudanese: 129
• Russian: 128
• Northern European: 128
• Iraqi: 105
• Pennsylvania German: 97
• Finnish: 87
• Croatian: 86
• Yugoslavian: 78
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 74
• Slovak: 69
• Hungarian: 64
• Canadian: 62
• Portuguese: 57
• Bahamian: 36
• Luxemburger: 35
• Turkish: 31
• Romanian: 31
• South African: 31
• Lithuanian: 28
• British West Indian: 24
• Slovene: 23
• Arab/Arabic: 22
• Other Arab: 22
• Ukrainian: 19
• Iranian: 18
• Syrian: 16
• Israeli: 14
• Ghanian: 14
• Guyanese: 13
• Icelander: 11
• Kenyan: 11
• Eastern European: 11
• Bulgarian: 11
• Jamaican: 11
• Jordanian: 9
• Australian: 8
• Serbian: 7
• Ethiopian: 7
• Brazilian: 7
• West Indian: 3
• Armenian: 1

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

• This state: 88913
• Northeast: 2054
• Midwest: 16068
• South: 5122
• West: 4016

51% of Cedar Rapids residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 112
• Nursery to 4th grade: 38
• 5th and 6th grade: 110
• 7th and 8th grade: 803
• 9th grade: 568
• 10th grade: 625
• 11th grade: 684
• 12th grade, no diploma: 871
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,451
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,857
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,421
• Associate degree: 3,171
• Bachelor's degree: 8,202
• Master's degree: 2,289
• Professional school degree: 790
• Doctorate degree: 275

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 135
• Nursery to 4th grade: 20
• 5th and 6th grade: 157
• 7th and 8th grade: 843
• 9th grade: 643
• 10th grade: 657
• 11th grade: 676
• 12th grade, no diploma: 811
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,446
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,316
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,992
• Associate degree: 3,585
• Bachelor's degree: 8,222
• Master's degree: 1,805
• Professional school degree: 444
• Doctorate degree: 159

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 18.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $44,060
• Black householders: $27,153
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,977
• Asian householders: $55,491
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $125,381
• Some other race householders: $37,262
• Two or more races householders: $40,324
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $40,580

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,300
• Black or African American householders: $77,600
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $97,900
• Asian householders: $123,200
• Some other race householders: $89,700
• Two or more races householders: $88,600
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $91,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 34,565
• One, attached: 1,094
• Two: 1,541
• 3 or 4: 2,603
• 5 to 9: 3,003
• 10 to 19: 3,163
• 20 to 49: 2,445
• 50 or more: 1,456
• Mobile homes: 2,299

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,500

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Iowa:	10.8%

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Iowa:	7.1%

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Iowa:	25.4%

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