The Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Iowa, anchored by the city of Cedar Rapids. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 237,230 (though a July 1, 2008 estimate placed the population at 255,452).[1]
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Counties
Communities
Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants
- Cedar Rapids (Principal city)
Places with 5,000 to 30,000 inhabitants
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
- Belle Plaine
- Cascade (partial)
- Center Point
- Central City
- Ely
- Lisbon
- Monticello
- Mount Vernon
- Robins
- Springville
- Urbana
- Walford
Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
- Alburnett
- Atkins
- Blairstown
- Coggon
- Fairfax
- Keystone
- Newhall
- Norway
- Olin
- Oxford Junction
- Palo
- Shellsburg
- Van Horne
- Walker
- Wyoming
Places with less than 500 inhabitants
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 237,230 people, 94,059 households, and 62,704 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 94.66% White, 2.25% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $42,027, and the median income for a family was $50,155. Males had a median income of $34,869 versus $24,152 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $19,895.
See also
References
- ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-01)" (CSV). 2008 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2009-03-19. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-01.csv. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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