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Cedar Rapids, IA
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Cedar Rapids profile


Living in Cedar Rapids



Cedar Rapids is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 136,429 people and 35 associated neighborhoods, Cedar Rapids is the second largest community in Iowa.

Also of interest is that Cedar Rapids has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Cedar Rapids telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.61% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cedar Rapids spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.76 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The education level of Cedar Rapids citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.86% of adults in Cedar Rapids have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cedar Rapids in 2018 was $38,585, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,340 for a family of four. However, Cedar Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cedar Rapids is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cedar Rapids home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cedar Rapids residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cedar Rapids include German, Irish, English, Czech, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Cedar Rapids is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.