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Cedar Falls, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $255,018 (it was $97,400 in 2000)
Cedar Falls:

$255,018
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $175,219 - $364,109

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $300,092
Here:

$300,092
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $281,417
Here:

$281,417
State:

$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $253,556
Here:

$253,556
State:

$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $235,385
Here:

$235,385
State:

$162,139

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $190,651
Here:

$190,651
State:

$190,519

Mobile homes: $19,376
Here:

$19,376
State:

$51,271

Total population: 40,859 (Urban population: 34,104, Rural population: 2,153 (13 farm, 2,140 nonfarm))

Houses: 16,680 (15,532 occupied: 9,838 owner occupied, 5,894 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

28%

Housing density: 589 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $239,332.

Median contract rent in 2022: $960 (lower quartile is $716, upper quartile is $1,253)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $984


Median gross rent in Cedar Falls, IA in 2022: $1,122

Housing units in Cedar Falls with a mortgage: 5,939 (1,224 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 881 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 392

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $117,816

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $72,425

Median monthly housing costs: $1,140

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Cedar Falls, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1974

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 40,447
  • Male householders: 7,993 (1,975 living alone), Female householders: 7,361 (2,576 living alone)
  • 7,082 spouses (7,037 opposite-sex spouses), 958 unmarried partners, (928 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,222 children (7,822 natural, 94 adopted, 305 stepchildren), 154 grandchildren, 385 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 73 foster children, 192 other relatives, 4,447 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,398

Size of family households: 3,927 2-persons, 1,324 3-persons, 1,687 4-persons, 832 5-persons, 390 6-persons, 155 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,647 1-person, 1,851 2-persons, 577 3-persons, 255 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 15 6-persons.

4,734 married couples with children.
1,471 single-parent households (559 men, 912 women).

93.2% of residents of Cedar Falls speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,225 (5.5%)
(53.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • 14no bedroom
  • 1611 bedroom
  • 1,9562 bedrooms
  • 3,7643 bedrooms
  • 2,7584 bedrooms
  • 1,1865+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • 211no bedroom
  • 9641 bedroom
  • 2,4472 bedrooms
  • 9303 bedrooms
  • 1,1314 bedrooms
  • 2135+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar Falls in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar Falls in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 239no vehicle
  • 2,4381 vehicle
  • 4,2442 vehicles
  • 1,9353 vehicles
  • 8094 vehicles
  • 1725+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar Falls in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar Falls in renter-occupied apartments
  • 631no vehicle
  • 2,0671 vehicle
  • 1,7272 vehicles
  • 7643 vehicles
  • 6054 vehicles
  • 1025+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • 141 room
  • 92 rooms
  • 1733 rooms
  • 7904 rooms
  • 1,2815 rooms
  • 1,7686 rooms
  • 1,7317 rooms
  • 1,3048 rooms
  • 2,7689+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • 1791 room
  • 4612 rooms
  • 8783 rooms
  • 1,5534 rooms
  • 1,1195 rooms
  • 8476 rooms
  • 3767 rooms
  • 2898 rooms
  • 1909+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Cedar Falls, IA
Cedar Falls city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Cedar Falls, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Cedar Falls, IA in 2022
  • 645Less than $10,000
  • 1,188$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,418$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,106$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,474$40,000 to $49,999
  • 966$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,793$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,877$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,103$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,341$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,029$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,724$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Cedar Falls, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Cedar Falls, IA in 2022
  • 261Less than $10,000
  • 30$10,000 to $14,999
  • 33$15,000 to $19,999
  • 28$20,000 to $24,999
  • 48$25,000 to $29,999
  • 60$30,000 to $34,999
  • 46$35,000 to $39,999
  • 33$40,000 to $49,999
  • 38$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14$60,000 to $69,999
  • 8$70,000 to $79,999
  • 76$80,000 to $89,999
  • 75$90,000 to $99,999
  • 327$100,000 to $124,999
  • 460$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,019$150,000 to $174,999
  • 741$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,321$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,226$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,365$300,000 to $399,999
  • 800$400,000 to $499,999
  • 495$500,000 to $749,999
  • 26$750,000 to $999,999
  • 22$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Cedar Falls, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cedar Falls, IA in 2022
  • 38Less than $100
  • 25$200 to $249
  • 36$250 to $299
  • 10$300 to $349
  • 146$350 to $399
  • 299$400 to $449
  • 74$450 to $499
  • 207$500 to $549
  • 138$550 to $599
  • 111$600 to $649
  • 177$650 to $699
  • 121$700 to $749
  • 420$750 to $799
  • 949$800 to $899
  • 684$900 to $999
  • 1,230$1,000 to $1,249
  • 591$1,250 to $1,499
  • 331$1,500 to $1,999
  • 95$2,000 to $2,499
  • 36$2,500 to $2,999
  • 218No cash rent
Work and jobs in Cedar Falls: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.8%
Number of people working at home: 2,628 (11.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 956
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4,763
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,601
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,646
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,229
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 565
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 578
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 70
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 104
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 198
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 192
  • 90 or more minutes: 144
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cedar Falls

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 20,966 (76.6%)
  • Carpooled: 1,725 (6.3%)
  • Bus: 64 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 120 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle: 184 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 1,589 (5.8%)
  • Worked at home: 2,628 (9.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 1.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.9%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • 0.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 14.8%Females
Races in Cedar Falls detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • 6402010 or later
  • 5812000 to 2009
  • 3701990 to 1999
  • 1141980 to 1989
  • 681970 to 1979
  • 194Before 1970
Ancestries in Cedar Falls, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 5,938 (33.1%)
  • American: 1,785 (10.0%)
  • English: 1,157 (6.5%)
  • European: 1,125 (6.3%)
  • Irish: 982 (5.5%)
  • Norwegian: 890 (5.0%)
  • Czech: 280 (1.6%)
  • Italian: 262 (1.5%)
  • Dutch: 228 (1.3%)
  • Danish: 216 (1.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 214 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 209 (1.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 192 (1.1%)
  • Swedish: 180 (1.0%)
  • Northern European: 142 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 124 (0.7%)
  • Swiss: 95 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 92 (0.5%)
  • French: 74 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 54 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 46 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 34 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 33 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 32 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 31 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 28 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 27 (0.2%)
  • British: 25 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 23 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 20 (0.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 19 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 18 (0.1%)
  • Luxembourger: 10 (0.06%)
  • Finnish: 9 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 6 (0.03%)
  • African: 6 (0.03%)
  • Ethiopian: 1 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Cedar Falls:

19.6% (401)
Iowa:

6.2% (11,148)

Pakistan
Cedar Falls:

16.3% (332)
Iowa:

0.6% (1,157)

Panama
Cedar Falls:

8.5% (173)
Iowa:

0.2% (295)

Mexico
Cedar Falls:

6.9% (140)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

Korea
Cedar Falls:

6.8% (139)
Iowa:

2.9% (5,155)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Cedar Falls:

3.7% (76)
Iowa:

4.6% (8,194)

Sweden
Cedar Falls:

3.2% (66)
Iowa:

0.2% (321)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cedar Falls:

3.2% (65)
Iowa:

3.2% (5,751)

Colombia
Cedar Falls:

3.1% (63)
Iowa:

0.7% (1,227)

Japan
Cedar Falls:

2.9% (59)
Iowa:

0.5% (920)

Philippines
Cedar Falls:

2.5% (52)
Iowa:

2.6% (4,675)

Vietnam
Cedar Falls:

2.5% (51)
Iowa:

4.2% (7,428)

Taiwan
Cedar Falls:

2.2% (44)
Iowa:

0.2% (435)

Brazil
Cedar Falls:

2.2% (44)
Iowa:

0.7% (1,326)

Russia
Cedar Falls:

2.0% (41)
Iowa:

0.8% (1,425)

Canada
Cedar Falls:

1.5% (31)
Iowa:

1.6% (2,873)

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

  • This state: 30,452
  • Other state: 7,295
  • Northeast: 795
  • Midwest: 4,240
  • South: 974
  • West: 1,114

73.7% of Cedar Falls residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85.3% lived in Iowa.


Cedar Falls:

73.7%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 37
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 13
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 44
  • 9th grade: 40
  • 10th grade: 30
  • 11th grade: 80
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 139
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,277
  • Less than 1 year of college: 488
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,266
  • Associate degree: 1,050
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,179
  • Master's degree: 1,423
  • Professional school degree: 279
  • Doctorate degree: 423
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 25
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 30
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 41
  • 11th grade: 56
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 42
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,932
  • Less than 1 year of college: 449
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,247
  • Associate degree: 1,581
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,096
  • Master's degree: 2,544
  • Professional school degree: 385
  • Doctorate degree: 398
Educational Attainment for Females
Cedar Falls marital status for males
Cedar Falls marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,098
  • One, attached: 1,154
  • Two: 557
  • 3 or 4: 681
  • 5 to 9: 550
  • 10 to 19: 1,435
  • 20 to 49: 642
  • 50 or more: 992
  • Mobile homes: 568

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,960

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Cedar Falls
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Cedar Falls, IA
  • 75.9%Utility gas
  • 19.5%Electricity
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Cedar Falls, IA
  • 50.2%Electricity
  • 46.6%Utility gas
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 272
Here:

8.6%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 123
Here:

9.4%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 402
Here:

4.9%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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
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