COMPARING TWO PLACES
Garrison vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Garrison, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Garrison is 98% smaller than Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls earns more, with a median household income $28,862 higher. Cedar Falls has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -12%).
GARRISONCEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population83341,240−98% vs Cedar Falls
Population density7101,401−692
Population growth-11.8%3.7%−15.5 pts
Median age48.829.3+19.5
Male46.1%48.4%−2.3 pts
Female53.9%51.6%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born2.5%3.4%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.1%90.6%−29.4 pts
Black25.1%1.4%+23.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%2.2%+2.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other8.9%2.7%+6.2 pts
Median household income$48,125$76,987−$28,862
Per capita income$30,320$41,428−$11,108
Poverty rate15.9%15.7%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.447+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%50.4%−34.1 pts
Graduate degree4.2%21.5%−17.3 pts
Unemployment rate14.3%3.9%+10.4 pts
Labor force participation55.4%68.8%−13.5 pts
Median home value$91,300$263,600−$172,300
Median gross rent$853$1,203−$350
Owner-occupied58.9%64.0%−5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%5.3%+8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households58.2%55.0%+3.2 pts
Average commute22.614.0+8.5
Worked from home8.2%11.1%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured23.2%3.0%+20.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025