COMPARING TWO PLACES
Winthrop vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Winthrop, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Winthrop is 98% smaller than Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls earns more, with a median household income $10,079 higher. Winthrop has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 4%).
WINTHROPCEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population62441,240−98% vs Cedar Falls
Population density6481,401−753
Population growth27.9%3.7%+24.2 pts
Median age35.129.3+5.8
Male56.0%48.4%+7.6 pts
Female44.0%51.6%−7.6 pts
Foreign-born6.6%3.4%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.9%90.6%−18.7 pts
Black0.7%1.4%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.2%2.2%+20.0 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other5.2%2.7%+2.5 pts
Median household income$66,908$76,987−$10,079
Per capita income$49,622$41,428+$8,194
Poverty rate2.9%15.7%−12.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.447+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%50.4%−14.8 pts
Graduate degree15.0%21.5%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%3.9%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation64.8%68.8%−4.0 pts
Median home value$475,000$263,600+$211,400
Median gross rent$1,128$1,203−$75
Owner-occupied54.1%64.0%−9.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%5.3%+22.7 pts
Rent-burdened households10.6%55.0%−44.4 pts
Average commute12.014.0−2.0
Worked from home3.4%11.1%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.2%3.0%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025