Linn County vs. Cedar County

Linn County (IA)Cedar County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)225,90918,627
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.9%0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)211,23818,495
Population, Census, April 1, 2010211,22618,499
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%19.7%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.2%
White alone, percent88.4%97.1%
Black or African American alone, percent5.9%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent2.6%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.4%2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.5%95.3%
Veterans, 2014-201813,7781,511
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.1%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)98,0638,254
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.4%80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$153,700$150,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,332$1,184
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$520$478
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$743$711
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.3%9.0%
Building permits, 201889252
Households, 2014-201889,8077,546
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.1%92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.3%1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.2%86.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.8%78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.7%94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.0%23.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.7%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.2%4.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.9%69.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.7%65.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,451,70329,330
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,073,869254,991
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,030,657387,285
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,483,322208,061
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,824$11,298
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.624.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,862$65,791
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,289$32,010
Persons in poverty, percent9.4%7.6%
Total employer establishments, 20175,596467
Total employment, 2017120,3694,243
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,909,260144,163
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.0%-4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,6941,317
All firms, 201216,5111,894
Men-owned firms, 20128,075777
Women-owned firms, 20125,791769
Minority-owned firms, 201295228
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,9131,799
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,686237
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,7171,463
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010294.631.9
Land area in square miles, 2010716.88579.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Linn county (IA) and Cedar county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.