Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, Iowa

The Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Iowa, anchored by the city of Cedar Rapids. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 276,520.

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Country	United States
State	Iowa
Principal city	Cedar Rapids
Other city	Marion
Area
• Total	2,020 sq mi (5,230 km2)
Population
• Total	276,520
GDP [1][2]
• Total	$34.909 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

The Cedar Rapids MSA is part of a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with the Iowa City MSA. The area is marketed regionally as Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR), or the "Corridor" (referring to the Interstate 380 corridor) which includes both the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City metropolitan areas and several surrounding counties.^[3]

Counties

• Benton
• Jones
• Linn

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

• Cedar Rapids (Principal city)

Places with 30,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

• Marion

Places with 5,000 to 30,000 inhabitants

• Hiawatha
• Anamosa

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

• Atkins
• Belle Plaine
• Cascade (partial)
• Center Point
• Central City
• Ely
• Fairfax
• Lisbon
• Monticello
• Mount Vernon
• Palo
• Robins
• Springville
• Urbana
• Vinton
• Walford

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

• Alburnett
• Blairstown
• Coggon
• Keystone
• Newhall
• Olin
• Shellsburg
• Van Horne
• Walker
• Wyoming
• Swisher

Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

• Bertram
• Center Junction
• Garrison
• Luzerne
• Martelle
• Morley
• Mount Auburn
• Norway
• Onslow
• Oxford Junction
• Prairieburg

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	55,392		—
1910	60,720		9.6%
1920	74,004		21.9%
1930	82,336		11.3%
1940	89,142		8.3%
1950	104,274		17.0%
1960	181,014		73.6%
1970	205,966		13.8%
1980	213,825		3.8%
1990	210,640		−1.5%
2000	237,230		12.6%
2010	257,940		8.7%
2020	276,520		7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the census of 2010, there were 257,940 people, 104,617 households, and 67,059 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 92.0% White, 3.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.^[5]

According to the 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, the median income for a household in the MSA was $53,755, and the median income for a family was $67,506. Males had a median income of $47,371 versus $36,167 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $27,553.^[6]

See also

• Iowa census statistical areas
• Cedar Rapids, IA

References

1. "Total Gross Domestic Product for Cedar Rapids, IA (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
2. "Total Gross Domestic Product for Iowa City, IA (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
3. "Iowa's Creative Corridor". cedarrapids.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
4. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
5. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
6. "Selected Economic Characteristics". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2011-10-18.