Cedar County, Iowa

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,427
Median household income: $79,080
Median home value: $199,700

Cedar County is a county in Iowa with a population of 18,427. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $79,080 runs above the Iowa figure of $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cedar County's population held roughly steady from 18,457 to 18,427, while its median household income rose 16.6% from $67,795 to $79,080.

82.0% of workers drive to work alone. 83.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,427
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,080
Median home value: $199,700
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 8,238
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,45718,427

Median household income

$67,795$79,080

Median home value

$156,000$199,700

Median gross rent

$719$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,457	$67,795	$156,000	$719
2020	18,475	$69,259	$163,100	$700
2021	18,494	$72,714	$167,500	$778
2022	18,479	$76,959	$180,700	$830
2023	18,427	$79,080	$199,700	$860

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	878	4.8%
5 to 17	3,075	16.7%
18 to 24	1,243	6.7%
25 to 34	1,960	10.6%
35 to 44	2,356	12.8%
45 to 54	2,267	12.3%
55 to 64	2,860	15.5%
65 to 74	2,181	11.8%
75 and over	1,607	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,286	93.8%
Black or African American	85	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	99	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	0.3%
Two or more races	415	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	474	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	560	4.2%
High school graduate	5,424	41.0%
Some college or associate's	4,405	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,094	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	748	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,507	82.0%
Carpooled	458	5.0%
Public transit	13	0.1%
Walked	161	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	927	10.1%
Other means	92	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,301	28.0%
15 to 29 min	2,290	27.8%
30 to 44 min	2,173	26.4%
45 to 59 min	1,066	13.0%
60+ min	401	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 7.2% (1,308 of 18,056)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,068	67.2%
Nonfamily households	2,471	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,539	91.5%
Vacant	699	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,092	80.8%
Renter-occupied	1,447	19.2%

1-unit, detached83.1%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,845	83.1%
1-unit, attached	372	4.5%
2 to 4 units	344	4.2%
5 to 19 units	309	3.8%
20 or more units	46	0.6%
Mobile home & other	322	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 19031
State: Iowa
Land area: 579 sq mi
Water area: 2.47 sq mi
Center point: 41.7724, -91.1326