COMPARING TWO PLACES
Traer vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Traer, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Traer is 96% smaller than Cedar Falls. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Cedar Falls has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
TRAERCEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,55541,240−96% vs Cedar Falls
Population density1,2061,401−195
Population growth-7.0%3.7%−10.7 pts
Median age46.529.3+17.2
Male52.9%48.4%+4.5 pts
Female47.1%51.6%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.7%3.4%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.1%90.6%+5.5 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%2.2%−1.0 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other2.7%2.7%−0.0 pts
Median household income$76,406$76,987−$581
Per capita income$39,266$41,428−$2,162
Poverty rate11.2%15.7%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%50.4%−18.1 pts
Graduate degree7.3%21.5%−14.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%3.9%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation66.4%68.8%−2.4 pts
Median home value$151,900$263,600−$111,700
Median gross rent$971$1,203−$232
Owner-occupied76.7%64.0%+12.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%5.3%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%55.0%−9.7 pts
Average commute21.314.0+7.2
Worked from home6.8%11.1%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.6%3.0%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025