Cedar Rapids vs Primrose

A side-by-side comparison of Cedar Rapids and Primrose: population, income, housing, and more.

Cedar Rapids and Primrose are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cedar Rapids has the higher population (484 vs 70 in Primrose). Primrose has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $50,125 in Cedar Rapids). Since 2019, Cedar Rapids's population has grown faster (+3.6% vs +2.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cedar Rapids	Primrose
Population	484	70
Median age	38.8 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,125	$62,500
Median home value	$77,800	—
Median gross rent	$729	—
Housing units	228	35
Homeownership rate	90.7%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedar Rapids	Primrose
Population	467 → 484 (+3.6%)	68 → 70 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$59,792 → $50,125 (-16.2%)	$60,750 → $62,500 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $77,800 (-2.8%)	$49,000 → $112,500 (+129.6%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $729 (-3.8%)	—

Cedar Rapids

Population

467484

Median household income

$59,792$50,125

Median home value

$80,000$77,800

Median gross rent

$758$729

Primrose

Population

6870

Median household income

$60,750$62,500

Median home value

$49,000$112,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedar Rapids	Primrose
Under 5	7.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	21.7%	27.1%
18 to 24	3.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	1.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	30.0%
55 to 64	19.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	14.3%
75 and over	6.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedar Rapids	Primrose
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedar Rapids	Primrose
No high school diploma	8.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	44.2%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedar Rapids	Primrose
Drove alone	80.0%	81.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	11.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedar Rapids	Primrose
1-unit, detached	89.0%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Cedar Rapids	Primrose
Poverty rate	14.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1965	1938