Cedar Rapids is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 136,429 people and 35 associated neighborhoods, Cedar Rapids is the second largest community in Iowa.

Also of interest is that Cedar Rapids has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Cedar Rapids is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.76 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The education level of Cedar Rapids citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.86% of adults in Cedar Rapids have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cedar Rapids in 2022 was $38,585, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,340 for a family of four. However, Cedar Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cedar Rapids is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cedar Rapids home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cedar Rapids residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cedar Rapids include German, Irish, English, Czech, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Cedar Rapids is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.