Cedar Falls vs Elk Run Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Cedar Falls and Elk Run Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Cedar Falls and Elk Run Heights are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cedar Falls has the higher population (40,662 vs 968 in Elk Run Heights). Cedar Falls has the higher median household income ($74,165 vs $68,828 in Elk Run Heights). Cedar Falls has the higher median home value ($252,500 vs $169,400 in Elk Run Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Cedar Falls	Elk Run Heights
Population	40,662	968
Median age	29.8 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,165	$68,828
Median home value	$252,500	$169,400
Median gross rent	$1,177	$1,250
Housing units	16,612	463
Homeownership rate	62.6%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedar Falls	Elk Run Heights
Population	40,983 → 40,662 (-0.8%)	1,009 → 968 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$61,420 → $74,165 (+20.8%)	$60,156 → $68,828 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$189,100 → $252,500 (+33.5%)	$139,000 → $169,400 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,177 (+34.5%)	$890 → $1,250 (+40.4%)

Cedar Falls

Population

40,98340,662

Median household income

$61,420$74,165

Median home value

$189,100$252,500

Median gross rent

$875$1,177

Elk Run Heights

Population

1,009968

Median household income

$60,156$68,828

Median home value

$139,000$169,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedar Falls	Elk Run Heights
Under 5	4.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	12.6%	9.5%
18 to 24	26.4%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	8.6%	7.2%
55 to 64	8.3%	25.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	16.3%
75 and over	7.8%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedar Falls	Elk Run Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	90.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedar Falls	Elk Run Heights
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.0%
High school graduate	20.4%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedar Falls	Elk Run Heights
Drove alone	75.0%	84.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedar Falls	Elk Run Heights
1-unit, detached	60.5%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cedar Falls	Elk Run Heights
Poverty rate	15.6%	2.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1975	1959