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Cedar Falls, Iowa

City in Black Hawk County, Iowa · ZIP 50613

  • Black Hawk County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 10 public schools
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  • 41,417 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 15,579Households
  • $74,165Median household income
  • $252,500Median home value
  • 10Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Cedar Falls

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Population, 2000 to 2020+12.6%
36k38k40k42k2000: 36,14520002010: 39,26020102020: 40,713202036,14540,713
Population of Cedar Falls at each census
CensusPopulation
200036,145
201039,260
202040,713

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Cedar Falls
Under $50k34.6%
$50k to $100k28.3%
$100k to $150k16.7%
$150k to $200k8.7%
$200k and over11.6%

Median household income $74,165 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Cedar Falls
Owner occupied
9,746 units
Renter occupied
5,833 units
Vacancy rate
6.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Cedar Falls compared with its county and state
Cedar Falls compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyIowa
Population40,662130,6933,195,937
Median household income$74,165$64,581$73,147
Median age29.835.738.6
Median home value$252,500$182,400$195,900
Bachelor’s degree or higher49.2%30.1%30.9%
Foreign-born residents4.1%6.4%5.7%
Owner-occupied homes62.6%65.3%71.5%
Mean commute to work13.9 minutes16.1 minutes19.8 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Cedar Falls10
Public schools in Cedar Falls, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryPublicPre-K–6Cedar Falls Comm School District
Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–6Cedar Falls Comm School District
Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–6Cedar Falls Comm School District
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–6Cedar Falls Comm School District
North Cedar Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–6Cedar Falls Comm School District
Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–6Cedar Falls Comm School District
Southdale Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–6Cedar Falls Comm School District
Holmes Junior High SchoolPublic7–9Cedar Falls Comm School District
Peet Junior High SchoolPublic7–9Cedar Falls Comm School District
Cedar Falls High SchoolPublic10–12Cedar Falls Comm School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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