Cedar Falls.
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Iowa·Black Hawk County
10 tracts·35K people·$264K median·1,186/mi²
White 91 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 2 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 44 · Living alone 30 · Other 26
Health 29 · Retail 26 · Professional 18 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Service 19 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 11 · Work from home 10 · Walk 6 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cedar Falls is $263,600 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Cedar Falls has 40,888 residents across 8 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 29.3; the population is 90.6% White, 3.2% Asian, 2.6% Multiracial, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Black and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 50.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.7% (Census ACS).
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary (90%), Helen A Hansen Elementary School (89%) and Southdale Elementary School (85%) lead the elementary schools; Holmes Junior High School (88%) and Peet Junior High School (86%) lead the middle schools; Cedar Falls High School is the high school with reported scores (79%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,203/month, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Cedar Falls is $76,987 a year, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Cedar Falls, median rent is $1,203/month and the median home value is $263,600 (Census ACS).
Cedar Falls reported 2.0 violent crimes and 18.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2021).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 14°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cedar Falls are winter weather (91), strong wind (91) and tornado (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cedar Falls, 6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).