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Population (year 2000): 120,758. Estimated
population in July 2005: 123,119 (+2.0% change)
Males: 58,833 (48.7%), Females: 61,925 (51.3%)
Linn County
Zip codes:
52401,
52402,
52403,
52404,
52405,
52411.
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $43,704 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,200 (year 2000)
Races in Cedar Rapids:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (35.4%), Irish (17.1%),
English (9.4%), Czech (7.8%), United States (5.5%), Norwegian
(5.1%).
Elevation: 727 feet
Land area: 63.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cedar Rapids
- High school or higher: 90.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cedar Rapids city
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 53.9%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 10.8%
3.3% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.6%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +11,647
(+10.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Cedar Rapids:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (701 10TH ST SE)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (1026 A AVE NE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Cedar Rapids:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINIC (about 24
miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
- VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; VINTON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cedar Rapids:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 8 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 64 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 73 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cedar Rapids:
- MARION (about 11 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
- AMANA (about 20 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
- IOWA CITY MUNI (about 26 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; ID:
IOW)
Colleges/Universities in Cedar Rapids:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 7,991; Location: 6301 KIRKWOOD BLVD SW;
Public; Website: www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us)
- COE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,202; Location:
1220 FIRST AVE NE; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.coe.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,071;
Location: 1330 ELMHURST DR NE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.mtmercy.edu)
- HAMILTON COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (FT enrollment:
331; Location: 1924 D ST SW; Private, for-profit)
- CAPRI COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 88; Location:
315 SECOND AVE SE; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.capricollege.com)
- ST LUKES METHODIST HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RAD TECHN
(FT enrollment: 19; Location: 1026 A AVE NE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.isrt.org/mstl.htm)
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HAIRSTYLING-CEDAR RAPIDS
(FT enrollment: 9; Location: 1531 FIRST AVE SE; Private,
for-profit; Website: americancollegeofhair.com)
- SAINT LUKES HOSPITAL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
(FT enrollment: 6; Location: 1026 A AVE NE; Private,
not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Cedar Rapids:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 24 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 56 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 82
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
Public high schools in Cedar Rapids:
- JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,748;
Location: 4545 WENIG RD NE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,614; Location: 1243 20TH ST SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,539; Location: 2205 FOREST DR SE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,102;
Location: 401 76TH AVE SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
- METRO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location:
1212 7TH ST SE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Cedar Rapids:
- XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 702; Location:
6300 42ND ST NE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 201;
Location: 3636 COTTAGE GROVE AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Cedar Rapids:
- HARDING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 883;
Location: 4801 GOLF ST NE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PRAIRIE MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 875;
Location: 401 76TH AVE SW; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MC KINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 712;
Location: 620 10TH ST SE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 699; Location:
5200 E AVE NW; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 658;
Location: 300 20TH ST NE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 643;
Location: 300 13TH ST NW; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WILSON SCHOOL (Students: 590; Location: 2301
J ST SW; Grades: 02 - 08)
- BOWMAN WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
513; Location: 151 BOYSON RD NE; Grades: KG - 05)
- VIOLA GIBSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 461;
Location: 6101 GIBSON DR. NE; Grades: PK - 05)
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
457; Location: 401 76TH AVE SW; Grades: KG - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Cedar Rapids:
- ST PIUS X ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 571;
Location: 4901 COUNCIL STREET NE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JUDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 414;
Location: 3700 1ST AVE NW; Grades: PK - 5)
- ALL SAINTS SCHOOL (Students: 409; Location:
720 29TH STREET SE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST MATTHE SCHOOL (Students: 313; Location:
125 24TH ST N E; Grades: PK - 8)
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 313;
Location: 1361 7TH AVE SW; Grades: PK - 8)
- ISAAC NEWTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students:
260; Location: 1635 LINN MAR DR. NE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PATRICK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 182;
Location: 509 A AVENUE NW; Grades: 6 - 8)
- ST LUDMILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 141;
Location: 215 21ST AVENUE SW; Grades: PK - 5)
- CEDAR VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students:
116; Location: 145 TRANSIT WAY SE UNIT 1; Grades: PK -
KG)
- J N ANDREWS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 22;
Location: 2773 LOGGERHEAD RD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Cedar Rapids:
- CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $4,319,072; Location: 500 1ST ST SE; 276,064
books; 16,554 audio materials; 12,572 video materials;
239 serial subscriptions)
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