COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tripoli vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Tripoli, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Tripoli is 97% smaller than Cedar Falls. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Cedar Falls has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -9%).
TRIPOLICEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,20841,240−97% vs Cedar Falls
Population density8681,401−533
Population growth-9.3%3.7%−13.0 pts
Median age47.929.3+18.6
Male45.0%48.4%−3.4 pts
Female55.0%51.6%+3.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%90.6%−2.2 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%2.2%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other10.3%2.7%+7.6 pts
Median household income$78,324$76,987+$1,337
Per capita income$39,559$41,428−$1,869
Poverty rate3.3%15.7%−12.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3340.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%50.4%−21.7 pts
Graduate degree9.0%21.5%−12.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%3.9%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation60.5%68.8%−8.4 pts
Median home value$120,500$263,600−$143,100
Median gross rent$940$1,203−$263
Owner-occupied86.9%64.0%+22.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%5.3%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households26.1%55.0%−28.9 pts
Average commute26.714.0+12.7
Worked from home5.1%11.1%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.9%3.0%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025