Editing Cedar Rapids, Iowa (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= right
|1860|1830
|1870|5940
|1880|10104
|1890|18020
|1900|25656
|1910|32811
|1920|45566
|1930|56097
|1940|62120
|1950|72296
|1960|92035
|1970|110642
|1980|110243
|1990|108772
|2000|120758
|2010|126326
|2020|137710
|2024(est)|137904
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote={{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2017/PEPANNRES/1620000US1912000|title=American FactFinder|access-date=August 19, 2018|archive-date=February 13, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213155612/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2017/PEPANNRES/1620000US1912000|url-status=dead}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}
[[File:Cedar RapidsIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|right|alt=The population of Cedar Rapids, Iowa from US census data|The population of Cedar Rapids, Iowa from US census data]]
[[File:Cedar Rapids Metro.png|thumb|right|Cedar Rapids metropolitan area. From left: [[Benton County, Iowa|Benton County]], [[Linn County, Iowa|Linn County]] and [[Jones County, Iowa|Jones County]].]]
The [[Cedar Rapids metropolitan area|Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area]] consists of [[Linn County, Iowa|Linn]], [[Benton County, Iowa|Benton]], and [[Jones County, Iowa|Jones]] counties. The MSA had a
2020 census population of 276,520.<ref name="2020-census-msa">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Cedar Rapids IA Metro Area |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=310XX00US16300&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref> Linn County was the only county in the MSA before the MSA was redefined after the 2000 census.

As a growing job center, Cedar Rapids pulls commuters from nearby [[Marion, Iowa|Marion]] and [[Hiawatha, Iowa|Hiawatha]]. Other towns that have become [[Commuter town|bedroom communities]] include [[Ely, Iowa|Ely]], [[Swisher, Iowa|Swisher]], [[Shueyville, Iowa|Shueyville]], [[Palo, Iowa|Palo]], [[Atkins, Iowa|Atkins]], [[Fairfax, Iowa|Fairfax]], [[Walford, Iowa|Walford]], [[Robins, Iowa|Robins]] and [[Bertram, Iowa|Bertram]].

Based on the 2010 American Community Survey<ref>{{cite web|title=Median Income in the Past 12 Months|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_S1903&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212414/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_S1903&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> one-year estimates, the median income for a household in the city was $51,186, and the median income for a family was $63,265. Males had a median income of $40,413 versus $26,402 for females. The per capita income for the city is $26,370. About 6.3% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under the age of 18 and 4.3% of those 65 or older.

===2020 census===
At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020-census-1912000">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Cedar Rapids city, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1912000&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref> the population was 137,710. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,909.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. There were 62,398 housing units at an average density of {{convert|865.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial make-up (including Hispanics in the racial counts) of the city was 77.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.4% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]] and 6.8% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 4.7% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Cedar Rapids, Iowa – racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cedar Rapids city, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1912000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cedar Rapids city, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1912000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cedar Rapids city, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1912000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|109,759
|108,696
|style='background: #ffffe6; |105,250
|90.89%
|86.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76.43%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,425
|6,880
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,153
|3.66%
|5.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.28%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|279
|338
|style='background: #ffffe6; |274
|0.23%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,121
|2,779
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,747
|1.76%
|2.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.72%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|77
|132
|style='background: #ffffe6; |484
|0.06%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|145
|107
|style='background: #ffffe6; |404
|0.12%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
|1,887
|3,218
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,896
|1.56%
|2.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.01%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,065
|4,176
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,502
|1.71%
|3.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.72%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''120,758'''
|'''126,326'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''137,710'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
At the 2010 census,<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Demographic Profile for Cedar Rapids, Iowa |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=October 17, 2011 }}</ref> there were 126,326 people, 53,236 households and 30,931 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,784.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 57,217 housing units at an average density of {{convert|808.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial make-up of the city was 87.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.58% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.93% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 2.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 3.31% of the population.

There were 53,236 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64 and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.<ref>{{cite web|title=Age Groups and Sex:2010|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP1&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213704/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP1&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>

===2000 census===
In the 2000 census, Cedar Rapids was 91.9% non-Hispanic white, with well over half of the population claiming a specific ethnic European ancestry, such as [[German people|Germans]] (35.5%), Irish (17.1%), English (9.4%), [[Czechs]] (7.8%), [[Norwegians]] (5.1%) and French from either France or Canada (3.2%).<ref name="http">{{cite web |title=Cedar Rapids city, Iowa – DP-2. Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1912000&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP2&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |access-date=June 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212043141/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1912000&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP2&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city also had a growing minority population. For example, in the three-year period from 2006 to 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 4.9% of the Cedar Rapids population identified as African Americans, up from 3.7% in the 2000 census.<ref name="http"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Cedar Rapids city, Iowa – 2006–2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US1912000&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US19%7C16000US1912000&_street=&_county=Cedar+Rapids&_cityTown=Cedar+Rapids&_state=04000US19&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |access-date=June 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200216045536/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US1912000&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US19%7C16000US1912000&_street=&_county=Cedar+Rapids&_cityTown=Cedar+Rapids&_state=04000US19&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=February 16, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Religion===
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The [[Mother Mosque of America]], dedicated on June 16, 1934, is the longest-standing mosque in North America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://30mosques.com/2010/09/day-22-ross-north-dakota-a-leap-in-time/|title=Day 22: Ross, North Dakota – A Leap in Time|website=30mosques.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907082308/http://30mosques.com/2010/09/day-22-ross-north-dakota-a-leap-in-time/|archive-date=September 7, 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=777&&ArticleID=24980&&name=n&&currPage=1|title=CAIR-MN: Flood Damages Historic American Mosque|publisher=Council on American-Islamic Relations|access-date=June 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928210850/http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=777&&ArticleID=24980&&name=n&&currPage=1|archive-date=September 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1972, another mosque was built and the original mosque was sold and fell into disrepair before being purchased in 1990 by the Islamic Council of Iowa and renovated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mothermosque.org/home/history.html|title=Mothermosque.com – History}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crmosque.com/history_of_islam_in_iowa.htm|title=History of Islam in Iowa – The Islamic Center – Retrieved June 18, 2008|access-date=June 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504051021/http://www.crmosque.com/history_of_islam_in_iowa.htm|archive-date=May 4, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The [[Iowa flood of 2008]] extensively damaged the basement, destroying many historic documents.

Muslim presence in the area dates to 1895 when the first immigrants arrived from the [[Beqaa Valley]] in today's [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]].<ref>Ronald L. Johnstone (2006) ''Religion in society: a sociology of religion''p.362. Prentice Hall</ref> Islamic Services of America (I.S.A.) was established in Cedar Rapids in 1975 and provides [[Halal]] Certification and supervision throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isaiowa.org/content.asp?ID=2354|title=Islamic Services of America!|publisher=Islamic Services of America|access-date=June 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524162547/http://www.isaiowa.org/content.asp?ID=2354|archive-date=May 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>