Cedar Falls city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 40,686 ( 1,426 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.0 square miles
Population density: 1400.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	36,718	90.25%	1.5%
Black:	477	1.17%	39.9%
Indian:	30	0.07%	30.2%
Asian:	1,583	3.89%	79.9%
2+ races:	736	1.81%	31.0%
Hispanic:	1,125	2.77%	45.9%

Total non-White:	3,968	9.75%	29.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	525	1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	901	2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
39,260
36,193	92.19%
794	2.02%
43	0.11%
880	2.24%
562	1.43%
771	1.96%
3,067	7.81%

2000
36,257
34,384	94.83%
390	1.08%
161	0.44%
591	1.63%
362	1.00%
336	0.93%
1,873	5.17%

1990
34,298
33,019	96.27%
365	1.06%
65	0.19%
618	1.80%
n/a
231	0.67%
1,279	3.73%

1980
36,310
35,503	97.78%
309	0.85%
20	0.06%
215	0.59%
n/a
232	0.64%
807	2.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,809	5.0
1,194	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,365	4.0
594	1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,484	-6.8
472	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Cedar Falls city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
28.0
7,194	17.7%
33,492	82.3%
6,298	15.5%

15,446
2.41

8,286	53.6%
7,027	84.8%
500	6.0%
7,160	46.4%

2010
Number	Percent
26.8
6,790	17.3%
32,470	82.7%
4,852	12.4%

14,608
2.37

8,091	55.4%
6,645	82.1%
670	8.3%
6,517	44.6%

2000
Number	Percent
26.9
6,371	17.6%
29,886	82.4%
4,294	11.8%

12,896
2.45

7,644	59.3%
6,459	84.5%
637	8.3%
5,252	40.7%

1990
Number	Percent
26.5
7,119	20.8%
27,179	79.2%
3,790	11.1%

11,690
2.50

7,667	65.6%
6,512	84.9%
667	8.7%
4,023	34.4%

1980
Number	Percent
24.7
8,630	23.8%
27,680	76.2%
2,968	8.2%

11,700
2.65

8,288	70.8%
7,286	87.9%
602	7.3%
3,412	29.2%

2022 Housing Data for Cedar Falls city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	687	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	742	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	454	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	514	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	603	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	750	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	539	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	780	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	402	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,051	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,526	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,010	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,220	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,366	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,047	6.8%
$200,000 or more	1,755	11.4%

Median Household Income	71,011
Per Capita Income	39,242

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	475	3.1%
Public Assistance	92	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	856	5.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	21,425	78.8%
Unemployed	721	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	22,146	81.4%
Not in Labor Force	5,055	18.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,689	6,654	53.6%
Non-Profit	743	1,452	33.8%
Self-Employed	1,151	839	57.8%

Local Government	827	1,037	44.4%
State Government	897	1,501	37.4%
Federal Government	40	246	14.0%

Total Private + Self	8,840	7,493	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,507	4,236	37.2%
Total	11,347	11,729	49.2%

Pct. Govt.	19.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,197	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,706	20.4%
Professional, Technical	6,304	27.3%
Service Occupations	5,228	22.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	35	0.2%
All others	3,658	15.8%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	3,774	16.3%
Retail trade	3,521	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	3,211	13.9%
Accommodation and food services	2,732	11.8%
Manufacturing	2,470	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,119	4.8%
Construction	1,009	4.4%
Finance and insurance	991	4.3%
Other services	889	3.8%
Public administration	617	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	615	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	589	2.6%
Wholesale trade	466	2.0%
Transportation and warehousing	450	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	226	1.0%
Information	196	0.8%
Utilities	146	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	28	0.1%
Management	5	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	614	1.51%
Puerto Rican	124	0.30%
Cuban	8	0.02%
Dominican	4	0.01%

Total Central American	211	0.52%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	170	0.42%
Salvadoran	41	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	139	0.34%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	59	0.15%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	80	0.20%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	25	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	482	1.18%
Korean	228	0.56%
Chinese	76	0.19%
Vietnamese	75	0.18%
Japanese	69	0.17%
Filipino	53	0.13%
Taiwanese	24	0.06%
Bangladeshi	12	0.03%
Mongolian	8	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	36,108	93.6%
Spanish	751	1.9%
Other Indo-European	685	1.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	330	0.9%
Chinese	164	0.4%
Other Asian	139	0.4%
Vietnamese	87	0.2%
German, other Germanic	79	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	53	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	14,371	35.3%
Irish	5,206	12.8%
English	4,186	10.3%
Norwegian	2,341	5.8%
American	1,938	4.8%
Italian	1,279	3.1%
European	1,119	2.8%
Dutch	860	2.1%
Czech	825	2.0%
Swedish	747	1.8%
French	729	1.8%
Danish	557	1.4%
Polish	550	1.4%
Scottish	541	1.3%
Scandinavian	460	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	39,682	97.5%
Not a citizen	1,004	2.5%

Native	38,684	95.1%
Foreign-born	2,002	4.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
182	0.8%	449	2.0%	4,392	19.8%	6,270	28.2%	6,312	28.4%	4,601	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	182	0.8%
9-12 Years	449	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,392	19.8%
Some College	6,270	28.2%
Bach. Degree	6,312	28.4%
Grad Degree	4,601	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +155	D +1,322	D + 5.4%
D +1,477
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	12,588	55.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,669	42.5%	469	2.1%	22,726	-11	-4	1.34%
2016	70%	Hillary Clinton (D)	11,111	49.3%	Donald Trump (R)	9,514	42.3%	1,890	8.4%	22,515	-9	-4	1.44%

2020 President, Cedar Falls city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

12,588

55.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

9,669

42.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

273

1.2%

Other

196

0.9%

TOTAL

22,726

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Cedar Falls city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

11,111

49.3%

Donald Trump (R)

9,514

42.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

983

4.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

218

1.0%

Other

689

3.1%

TOTAL

22,515

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cedar Falls city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	71%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	12,116	53.7%	Joni Ernst* (R)	9,915	44.0%	514 [+]	2.3%	22,545	-8	1.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 371 (1.6%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 126 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 17 (0.1%);
2018	G	61%	Fred Hubbell (D)	10,740	55.7%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	8,113	42.1%	440 [+]	2.3%	19,293	-8	1.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 318 (1.6%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 110 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%);
2016	S3	69%	Charles Grassley* (R)	12,419	56.0%	Patty Judge (D)	8,999	40.6%	767 [+]	3.5%	22,185	-4	1.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 540 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 227 (1.0%);
2014	S2	48%	Bruce Braley (D)	7,504	49.0%	Joni Ernst (R)	7,412	48.4%	396 [+]	2.6%	15,312	-4	1.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 214 (1.4%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 96 (0.6%); Bob Quast (I) 41 (0.3%); Ruth Smith (I) 34 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.1%);
2014	G	47%	Terry Branstad* (R)	8,324	54.7%	Jack Hatch (D)	6,429	42.3%	457 [+]	3.0%	15,210	-4	1.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 243 (1.6%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 111 (0.7%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 89 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	16,587
Median Value	$244,800

Occupied	15,446	93.1%
Vacant	1,141	6.9%

Owned	9,659	62.5%
Rented	5,787	37.5%
Median Rent	$1,112

Single-Family Units	11,190	67.5%
Detached	10,042	60.5%
Attached	1,148	6.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,600	21.7%
Mobile Homes	565	3.4%

Cedar Falls city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cedar Falls city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Cedar Falls city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cedar Falls city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cedar Falls city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cedar Falls city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cedar Falls city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cedar Falls city, IA