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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Cedar Falls, IA compare?
| Figure | Cedar Falls, IA |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | 41,240 |
| Change since April 2020 | +1.3% |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 40,713 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 1,382 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 3.4 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 18.8% |
| Measure | Cedar Falls, IA |
|---|---|
| Total population | 40,888±39 |
| Median age | 29.3±1.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2%±0.6 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 90.6%±1.1 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 1.4%±0.6 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 3.2%±0.7 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 3.4%±0.6 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 50.4%±3.2 pts |
| Median household income | $76,987±$5,036 |
| Per capita income | $41,428±$2,394 |
| People below the poverty line | 15.7%±2.0 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9%±1.1 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $263,600±$13,449 |
| Median gross rent | $1,203±$52 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 48.5%±6.0 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 64.0%±2.5 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.7%±0.7 pts |
| Worked from home | 11.1%±1.9 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 76.7%±2.2 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±0.1 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 14.0 min±0.6 |
| No health insurance coverage | 3.0%±1.1 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov