COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olin vs Cedar Rapids
PLACE A
Olin, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Olin is 100% smaller than Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids earns more, with a median household income $18,492 higher. Cedar Rapids has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -7%).
OLINCEDAR RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population656137,935−100% vs Cedar Rapids
Population density6421,860−1,218
Population growth-6.7%9.0%−15.7 pts
Median age32.637.3−4.7
Male48.2%49.6%−1.4 pts
Female51.8%50.4%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born0.2%7.3%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.5%77.5%−1.0 pts
Black9.2%8.5%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%5.2%−4.6 pts
Asian1.0%2.6%−1.6 pts
Other12.8%6.2%+6.6 pts
Median household income$51,932$70,424−$18,492
Per capita income$23,200$41,256−$18,056
Poverty rate20.0%10.8%+9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.447−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%33.1%−25.8 pts
Graduate degree1.1%10.9%−9.8 pts
Unemployment rate21.4%3.6%+17.8 pts
Labor force participation68.7%68.4%+0.3 pts
Median home value$108,500$187,100−$78,600
Median gross rent$788$967−$179
Owner-occupied66.6%68.5%−2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%7.9%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households45.8%43.3%+2.5 pts
Average commute38.218.6+19.6
Worked from home6.6%12.9%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured11.2%4.8%+6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025