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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cedar Falls is $25,850, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Cedar Falls median household income is $52,678, which has grown by 30.96% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 33.56% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cedar Falls residents spend 13.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #275

Cedar Falls, IA	25,850 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cedar Falls, IA	20,861 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cedar Falls, IA	30,886 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cedar Falls, IA	14,138 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #268

Cedar Falls, IA	52,678 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cedar Falls, IA	69,244 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #513

Cedar Falls, IA	30.96%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cedar Falls, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	34.32%	$10,760, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.39%	$19,407, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.95%	$4,105, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.50%	$22,612, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cedar Falls, IA	78,706 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cedar Falls, IA	91,122 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cedar Falls, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$53,695, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$24,864, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,667, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$57,361, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
One Race, Other	$32,625, see rank	$39,465	$40,300
Two or More Races	$44,044, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cedar Falls, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$21,993, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,571, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$77,237, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$41,565, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cedar Falls, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,998, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	15,866, 46.67%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	11,555, 72.83%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	11,555, 72.83%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,666, 92.31%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	889, 7.69%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,311, 27.17%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	18,132, 53.33%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,886, 65.55%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,886, 65.55%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,121, 93.56%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	765, 6.44%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,246, 34.45%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cedar Falls, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,433, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,034, 79.48%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,381, 6.44%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	69, 0.32%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	2,190, 10.22%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	269, 1.26%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	490, 2.29%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cedar Falls, IA	13.2 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cedar Falls, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,787	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	10,666, 48.96%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,077, 38.22%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,467, 13.75%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,380, 22.31%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	78, 0.73%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	604, 5.66%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,644, 15.41%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	11,121, 51.04%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,516, 40.61%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,969, 26.70%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,223, 28.98%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 0.18%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19, 0.17%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	366, 3.29%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cedar Falls, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,787, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	183, 0.84%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	862, 3.96%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,574, 11.81%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	584, 2.68%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,690, 12.35%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	454, 2.08%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	362, 1.66%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,327, 6.09%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,312, 6.02%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,322, 33.61%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,617, 12.01%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	432, 1.98%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,068, 4.90%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cedar Falls, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,964	19.69%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	593	7.34%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.