COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bertram vs Cedar Rapids
PLACE A
Bertram, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bertram is 98% smaller than Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids earns more, with a median household income $7,113 higher. Bertram has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs 9%).
BERTRAMCEDAR RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,142137,935−98% vs Cedar Rapids
Population density1,2591,860−601
Population growth19.4%9.0%+10.4 pts
Median age38.137.3+0.8
Male47.2%49.6%−2.3 pts
Female52.8%50.4%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born6.5%7.3%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.5%77.5%−18.0 pts
Black2.1%8.5%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.1%5.2%+21.9 pts
Asian0.2%2.6%−2.4 pts
Other11.0%6.2%+4.8 pts
Median household income$63,311$70,424−$7,113
Per capita income$35,103$41,256−$6,153
Poverty rate19.7%10.8%+8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.447+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%33.1%−13.4 pts
Graduate degree6.4%10.9%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%3.6%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation58.0%68.4%−10.4 pts
Median home value$224,200$187,100+$37,100
Median gross rent$1,522$967+$555
Owner-occupied76.0%68.5%+7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%7.9%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households48.5%43.3%+5.1 pts
Average commute31.418.6+12.8
Worked from home10.1%12.9%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.8%−0.3 pts
Uninsured17.6%4.8%+12.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025