COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marengo vs Cedar Rapids
PLACE A
Marengo, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Marengo is 100% smaller than Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids earns more, with a median household income $13,132 higher. Marengo has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs 9%).
MARENGOCEDAR RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population149137,935−100% vs Cedar Rapids
Population density1421,860−1,717
Population growth33.3%9.0%+24.3 pts
Median age22.937.3−14.4
Male38.9%49.6%−10.6 pts
Female61.1%50.4%+10.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%77.5%+15.1 pts
Black0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other7.4%6.2%+1.2 pts
Median household income$57,292$70,424−$13,132
Per capita income$28,454$41,256−$12,802
Poverty rate8.9%10.8%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%33.1%−6.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation71.8%68.4%+3.4 pts
Median home value$159,400$187,100−$27,700
Median gross rent$754$967−$213
Owner-occupied49.0%68.5%−19.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.3%7.9%+12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households26.9%43.3%−16.4 pts
Average commute24.818.6+6.2
Worked from home2.5%12.9%−10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured2.0%4.8%−2.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024