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Cedar Rapids Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Cedar Rapids Area is $30,200, which is higher than the state average of $25,335 and is higher than the national average of $27,334. Cedar Rapids Area median household income is $65,750. On average Cedar Rapids Area residents spend 14.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #101

Cedar Rapids Area	30,200 USD
Iowa	25,335 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cedar Rapids Area	22,250 USD
Iowa	27,055 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cedar Rapids Area	30,313 USD
Iowa	32,891 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cedar Rapids Area	21,938 USD
Iowa	21,731 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #95

Cedar Rapids Area	65,750 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cedar Rapids Area	73,869 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Cedar Rapids Area		-19.69%
Iowa		21.52%
U.S.		19.17%

*The Cedar Rapids Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Iowa and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Rapids Area		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	55.77%	$21,307, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	46.15%	$18,692, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-0.96%	$0, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	16.35%	$8,100, see rank	15.91%	$16,959	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cedar Rapids Area	65,500 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cedar Rapids Area	62,280 USD
Iowa	74,383 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cedar Rapids Area	Iowa	U.S.
White	$65,750, see rank	$49,911	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cedar Rapids Area	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$65,500, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
65 or over	$58,654, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cedar Rapids Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	227	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	128	56.39%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	83	64.84%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	83	64.84%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	83	100.00%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	45	35.16%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	99	43.61%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	51	51.52%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	51	51.52%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	51	100.00%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	48	48.48%, see rank	35.75%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cedar Rapids Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	134	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	103	76.87%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11	8.21%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	20	14.93%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cedar Rapids Area	14.3 minutes
Iowa	18.0 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cedar Rapids Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	134	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	83	61.94%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	45	54.22%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	28	33.73%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10	12.05%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	51	38.06%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9	17.65%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	22	43.14%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20	39.22%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	7.82%	6.07%

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 Rapids Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	134	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	34	25.37%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	0	0.00%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	0	0.00%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	10	7.46%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0	0.00%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0	0.00%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0	0.00%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	51	38.06%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	39	29.10%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cedar Rapids Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	22	4.34%, see rank	11.37%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	11	6.29%, see rank	7.28%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.