Cedar Falls vs La Porte City

A side-by-side comparison of Cedar Falls and La Porte City: population, income, housing, and more.

Cedar Falls and La Porte City 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 2,170 in La Porte City). Cedar Falls has the higher median household income ($74,165 vs $62,750 in La Porte City). Cedar Falls has the higher median home value ($252,500 vs $146,900 in La Porte City).

Population, income & housing

	Cedar Falls	La Porte City
Population	40,662	2,170
Median age	29.8 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,165	$62,750
Median home value	$252,500	$146,900
Median gross rent	$1,177	$802
Housing units	16,612	976
Homeownership rate	62.6%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.2%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedar Falls	La Porte City
Population	40,983 → 40,662 (-0.8%)	2,743 → 2,170 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$61,420 → $74,165 (+20.8%)	$60,298 → $62,750 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$189,100 → $252,500 (+33.5%)	$120,100 → $146,900 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,177 (+34.5%)	$650 → $802 (+23.4%)

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

La Porte City

Population

2,7432,170

Median household income

$60,298$62,750

Median home value

$120,100$146,900

Median gross rent

$650$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedar Falls	La Porte City
Under 5	4.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.6%	22.4%
18 to 24	26.4%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	17.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	8.3%	8.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.4%
75 and over	7.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedar Falls	La Porte City
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	94.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
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%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedar Falls	La Porte City
No high school diploma	2.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	20.4%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedar Falls	La Porte City
Drove alone	75.0%	84.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	6.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedar Falls	La Porte City
1-unit, detached	60.5%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	8.6%
20 or more units	9.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Cedar Falls	La Porte City
Poverty rate	15.6%	11.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	14	27
Median year structure built	1975	1960