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Iowa · Census place 12000

Cedar Rapids city, IA

Quick answer

Cedar Rapids city has 136,859 residents, ranking #2 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $67,859, the median home is worth $177,100 and median gross rent runs $925 a month.

Population
136,859Cedar Rapids city residents
Median household income
$67,859Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$177,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$925Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
68.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Cedar Rapids city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cedar Rapids city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.8% of residents and 68.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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