COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wadena vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Wadena, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Wadena is 100% smaller than Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls earns more, with a median household income $38,237 higher. Cedar Falls has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -20%).
WADENACEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population20441,240−100% vs Cedar Falls
Population density2711,401−1,130
Population growth-20.2%3.7%−23.9 pts
Median age53.629.3+24.3
Male55.4%48.4%+7.0 pts
Female44.6%51.6%−7.0 pts
Foreign-born0.6%3.4%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%90.6%−0.2 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Asian0.6%3.2%−2.6 pts
Other9.0%2.7%+6.3 pts
Median household income$38,750$76,987−$38,237
Per capita income$24,084$41,428−$17,344
Poverty rate27.8%15.7%+12.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.447+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%50.4%−36.7 pts
Graduate degree2.0%21.5%−19.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%3.9%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation37.9%68.8%−30.9 pts
Median home value$94,200$263,600−$169,400
Median gross rent$532$1,203−$671
Owner-occupied76.6%64.0%+12.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.1%5.3%+10.7 pts
Rent-burdened households45.5%55.0%−9.5 pts
Average commute31.314.0+17.2
Worked from home17.2%11.1%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.5%3.0%+5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025