COMPARING TWO PLACES
Farley vs Cedar Rapids
PLACE A
Farley, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Farley is 97% smaller than Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids earns more, with a median household income $23,132 higher. Cedar Rapids has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -7%).
FARLEYCEDAR RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population4,458137,935−97% vs Cedar Rapids
Population density7541,860−1,106
Population growth-7.0%9.0%−16.0 pts
Median age36.537.3−0.8
Male50.7%49.6%+1.1 pts
Female49.3%50.4%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%7.3%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.5%77.5%+10.0 pts
Black3.9%8.5%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.7%5.2%+0.6 pts
Asian0.6%2.6%−2.0 pts
Other2.2%6.2%−4.0 pts
Median household income$47,292$70,424−$23,132
Per capita income$21,585$41,256−$19,671
Poverty rate30.8%10.8%+19.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.447Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%33.1%−22.3 pts
Graduate degree1.3%10.9%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%3.6%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation52.0%68.4%−16.4 pts
Median home value$86,300$187,100−$100,800
Median gross rent$759$967−$208
Owner-occupied75.2%68.5%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.1%7.9%+15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households51.8%43.3%+8.5 pts
Average commute17.118.6−1.4
Worked from home10.2%12.9%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured12.0%4.8%+7.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024