COMPARING TWO PLACES
Latimer vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Latimer, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Latimer is 99% smaller than Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls earns more, with a median household income $15,945 higher. Cedar Falls has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -6%).
LATIMERCEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population47041,240−99% vs Cedar Falls
Population density1961,401−1,206
Population growth-5.9%3.7%−9.6 pts
Median age35.429.3+6.1
Male54.8%48.4%+6.4 pts
Female45.2%51.6%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born16.7%3.4%+13.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.9%90.6%−34.6 pts
Black9.3%1.4%+7.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.6%2.2%+25.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other7.2%2.7%+4.5 pts
Median household income$61,042$76,987−$15,945
Per capita income$26,074$41,428−$15,354
Poverty rate19.5%15.7%+3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.447Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%50.4%−30.3 pts
Graduate degree4.5%21.5%−17.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%3.9%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation63.1%68.8%−5.7 pts
Median home value$110,800$263,600−$152,800
Median gross rent$1,005$1,203−$198
Owner-occupied48.3%64.0%−15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%5.3%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households5.8%55.0%−49.2 pts
Average commute20.914.0+6.9
Worked from home3.3%11.1%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.0%3.0%+17.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025