Population

137,935

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$187,100

Owner-occupied units

Cedar Rapids, IA

Iowa · 41.964° N, 91.679° W · 75 sq mi

Cedar Rapids is a city in Iowa, with a population of 137,935 and about 1,844 residents per square mile. The median household earns $70,424 a year, and the median home is worth $187,100.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

75 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,844

People per square mile

Rank by population

#216

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#136

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$70,424

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$967

Per month

Homeownership

68.5%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

18.6 min

One way

People

Median age

37.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

33.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

7.3%

Households

59,351

2.25 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 28^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 139^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 40^/yr

Days above 90° 8^/yr

Below freezing 117^/yr

Annual rainfall 34.5ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

June

Average high 83°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 13°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.9^%

Manufacturing 17.7^%

Retail trade 11.3^%

Professional & business services 10.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Iowa

Name

Harry Stine

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$10.2B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Adel

Source of wealth

Agriculture

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Iowa · private sector

Employer

University of Iowa

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Iowa

Company

Principal Financial Group

Revenue

$16.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Des Moines

Ticker

PFG

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Iowa

State bird

Eastern Goldfinch

State flower

Wild Prairie Rose

State capital