COMPARING TWO PLACES
Conrad vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Conrad, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Conrad is 97% smaller than Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls earns more, with a median household income $3,695 higher. Cedar Falls has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -1%).
CONRADCEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,08641,240−97% vs Cedar Falls
Population density8841,401−518
Population growth-1.4%3.7%−5.1 pts
Median age48.229.3+18.9
Male46.7%48.4%−1.7 pts
Female53.3%51.6%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born2.9%3.4%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%90.6%+2.0 pts
Black2.1%1.4%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%2.2%+2.0 pts
Asian0.1%3.2%−3.1 pts
Other1.1%2.7%−1.6 pts
Median household income$73,292$76,987−$3,695
Per capita income$38,371$41,428−$3,057
Poverty rate5.2%15.7%−10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3230.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%50.4%−26.4 pts
Graduate degree7.4%21.5%−14.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%3.9%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation56.0%68.8%−12.8 pts
Median home value$164,700$263,600−$98,900
Median gross rent$840$1,203−$363
Owner-occupied71.7%64.0%+7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%5.3%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households32.9%55.0%−22.1 pts
Average commute19.414.0+5.4
Worked from home3.3%11.1%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured0.7%3.0%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025