COMPARING TWO PLACES
Robins vs Cedar Rapids
PLACE A
Robins, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Robins is 98% smaller than Cedar Rapids. Robins earns more, with a median household income $51,838 higher.
ROBINSCEDAR RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,366137,935−98% vs Cedar Rapids
Population density5611,860−1,299
Population growth6.7%9.0%−2.3 pts
Median age46.037.3+8.7
Male51.0%49.6%+1.4 pts
Female49.0%50.4%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born1.3%7.3%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%77.5%+17.0 pts
Black0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%5.2%−4.0 pts
Asian2.3%2.6%−0.3 pts
Other1.9%6.2%−4.3 pts
Median household income$122,262$70,424+$51,838
Per capita income$56,796$41,256+$15,540
Poverty rate8.9%10.8%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.447−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher58.7%33.1%+25.5 pts
Graduate degree24.3%10.9%+13.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%3.6%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation64.6%68.4%−3.7 pts
Median home value$413,400$187,100+$226,300
Median gross rent$956$967−$11
Owner-occupied92.5%68.5%+24.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.0%7.9%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households49.4%43.3%+6.1 pts
Average commute15.618.6−3.0
Worked from home20.9%12.9%+8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured1.4%4.8%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025