COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cedar Rapids vs Daphne
PLACE A
Cedar Rapids, IA
VS
PLACE B
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
Cedar Rapids and Daphne are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Daphne has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs 7%).
CEDAR RAPIDSDAPHNEDIFFERENCE
Total population279,285267,761+4% vs Daphne
Population density139168−29
Population growth7.2%27.2%−20.0 pts
Median age39.743.9−4.2
Male49.7%48.7%+1.0 pts
Female50.3%51.3%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born4.8%4.1%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.2%80.7%+3.4 pts
Black5.1%8.0%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%5.8%−2.0 pts
Asian2.1%1.0%+1.0 pts
Other4.9%4.4%+0.4 pts
Median household income$78,204$78,775−$571
Per capita income$43,062$42,357+$705
Poverty rate9.4%10.1%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.456−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%33.7%−0.8 pts
Graduate degree10.8%12.3%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%3.0%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation66.9%58.9%+8.0 pts
Median home value$211,504$316,900−$105,396
Median gross rent$922$1,277−$355
Owner-occupied75.1%77.6%−2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%25.5%−18.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%42.3%−1.9 pts
Average commute20.327.0−6.7
Worked from home14.2%11.6%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.1%+0.4 pts
Uninsured4.0%8.3%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025