COMPARING TWO PLACES
Luzerne vs Cedar Rapids
PLACE A
Luzerne, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Luzerne is 98% smaller than Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids earns more, with a median household income $28,289 higher. Cedar Rapids has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -5%).
LUZERNECEDAR RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,744137,935−98% vs Cedar Rapids
Population density3,8811,860+2,021
Population growth-4.7%9.0%−13.7 pts
Median age49.337.3+12.0
Male50.1%49.6%+0.6 pts
Female49.9%50.4%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.1%77.5%+13.6 pts
Black1.0%8.5%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%5.2%−3.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other6.2%6.2%−0.0 pts
Median household income$42,135$70,424−$28,289
Per capita income$33,199$41,256−$8,057
Poverty rate19.9%10.8%+9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4740.447+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%33.1%−16.2 pts
Graduate degree3.0%10.9%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%3.6%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation62.3%68.4%−6.1 pts
Median home value$113,900$187,100−$73,200
Median gross rent$797$967−$170
Owner-occupied58.9%68.5%−9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%7.9%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%43.3%−8.4 pts
Average commute20.418.6+1.9
Worked from home14.9%12.9%+2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured2.1%4.8%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025