CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cedar Falls

Iowa · 34,298 residents · 29.4 sq mi

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Cedar Falls is a city of 34,298 people in Iowa. This skews young, with a median age of 26.6. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $56,600. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Median rent is $329 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

31% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,298

−5%vs 2000

vs 36,145 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.6

+2%vs 2000

vs 26.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

29.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(1,762)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(2,123)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(2,124)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.6%(3,992)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2419.1%(6,534)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(4,078)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(4,642)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(2,870)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(2,383)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(2,045)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(1,108)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(637)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,003

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,226 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,114

−37%vs 2000

vs $19,140 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,600

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$329

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $492 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.3% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(34,207)

Black1.5%(558)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(389)

Asian1.6%(581)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(33,166)

Black1.1%(370)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(231)

Asian1.7%(572)

Other0.6%(190)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(579)

South American0.3%(105)

Puerto Rican0.2%(84)

Venezuelan0.2%(68)

Central American0.1%(60)

Salvadoran0.1%(32)

Colombian0.1%(28)

Cuban0.1%(26)

Honduran0%(15)

Panamanian0%(13)

Ecuadorian0%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(392)

Korean0.7%(296)

Pakistani0.3%(119)

Chinese0.2%(96)

Laotian0.2%(86)

Filipino0.2%(78)

Taiwanese0.2%(76)

Vietnamese0.2%(70)

Japanese0.1%(54)

Thai0%(14)

Mongolian0%(12)

Ancestry

German36.9%(15,068)

Irish12.3%(5,033)

English10.9%(4,440)

Norwegian6.1%(2,477)

American4.3%(1,767)

Dutch2.4%(962)

Italian2.2%(905)

French1.8%(717)

Czech1.7%(713)

Scottish1.6%(645)

Danish1.5%(623)

Swedish1.5%(616)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.4%(580)

Swiss0.9%(362)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(244)

Arab0.5%(196)

Lebanese0.4%(178)

British0.4%(170)

Welsh0.3%(129)

French Canadian0.3%(123)

Slovak0.3%(110)

West Indian0.3%(108)

Austrian0.2%(90)

Belgian0.2%(88)

Iranian0.2%(83)

Russian0.2%(75)

Croatian0.2%(65)

Jamaican0.2%(64)

Greek0.2%(62)

Subsaharan African0.1%(60)

Ukrainian0.1%(45)

Brazilian0.1%(33)

Canadian0.1%(28)

Latvian0.1%(28)

Slovene0.1%(28)

Portuguese0.1%(23)

Finnish0.1%(21)

Nigerian0.1%(21)

Turkish0%(20)

Moroccan0%(18)

Bulgarian0%(17)

Romanian0%(14)

Guyanese0%(12)

Hungarian0%(10)

Haitian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

31.4%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.5%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.5%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.0 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 9.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.4%(7,870)

Married45%(7,474)

Widowed1.9%(323)

Divorced5.7%(949)

Women 15+

Never married43.9%(8,027)

Married41.3%(7,556)

Widowed7.2%(1,316)

Divorced7.6%(1,395)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 6.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 71.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.1%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 84.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.1%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)29%(454)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(315)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(554)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(53)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,568 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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