COMPARING TWO PLACES
Slidell vs Cedar Rapids
PLACE A
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Rapids, IA
Slidell and Cedar Rapids are close in size. Slidell earns more, with a median household income $2,998 higher. Slidell has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 7%).
SLIDELLCEDAR RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population279,108279,285−0% vs Cedar Rapids
Population density330139+191
Population growth13.2%7.2%+6.0 pts
Median age40.539.7+0.8
Male48.9%49.7%−0.8 pts
Female51.1%50.3%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born4.5%4.8%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.4%84.2%−11.8 pts
Black12.0%5.1%+6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.2%3.8%+4.4 pts
Asian1.3%2.1%−0.7 pts
Other6.0%4.9%+1.2 pts
Median household income$81,202$78,204+$2,998
Per capita income$43,364$43,062+$302
Poverty rate11.4%9.4%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.438+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%32.9%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree13.4%10.8%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%3.3%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation62.9%66.9%−4.0 pts
Median home value$284,000$211,504+$72,496
Median gross rent$1,332$922+$410
Owner-occupied78.9%75.1%+3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%7.4%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households47.9%40.4%+7.4 pts
Average commute31.520.3+11.2
Worked from home13.2%14.2%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured6.8%4.0%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025