COMPARING TWO PLACES
Winthrop vs Cedar Rapids
PLACE A
Winthrop, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Winthrop is 100% smaller than Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids earns more, with a median household income $3,516 higher. Winthrop has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 9%).
WINTHROPCEDAR RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population624137,935−100% vs Cedar Rapids
Population density6481,860−1,212
Population growth27.9%9.0%+18.9 pts
Median age35.137.3−2.2
Male56.0%49.6%+6.5 pts
Female44.0%50.4%−6.5 pts
Foreign-born6.6%7.3%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.9%77.5%−5.6 pts
Black0.7%8.5%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.2%5.2%+17.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other5.2%6.2%−1.0 pts
Median household income$66,908$70,424−$3,516
Per capita income$49,622$41,256+$8,366
Poverty rate2.9%10.8%−8.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.447+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%33.1%+2.4 pts
Graduate degree15.0%10.9%+4.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%3.6%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation64.8%68.4%−3.6 pts
Median home value$475,000$187,100+$287,900
Median gross rent$1,128$967+$161
Owner-occupied54.1%68.5%−14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%7.9%+20.1 pts
Rent-burdened households10.6%43.3%−32.8 pts
Average commute12.018.6−6.6
Worked from home3.4%12.9%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured7.2%4.8%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025