Cedar Rapids

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#412

Global Rank

6.3

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.2%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
461K
GDP
$37B
GDP per capita
$79,250
Land area
7,283 km² (2,812 mi²)
Density
63/km² (164/mi²)

Primary city Cedar Rapids

State / province Iowa

Language English

Cedar Rapids metro area

41.97, -91.68
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Total Teams, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research, Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

9 teams

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Cedar Rapids, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

1945· 1945-03-31

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Cedar Rapids, IA, since 1979. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
05010015020025030019801990200020102020

One year
One year +4.9%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +26.8%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +20.4%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −9.6%
2007Q4 to 2012Q3

Languages of Cedar Rapids

English first in Iowa.

LanguageShare
English90.9%
Spanish4.7%
French0.3%
German0.3%
Mandarin Chinese0.3%
English reach, Iowa
98%
Tier 1 census

Iowa on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Cedar Rapids

#166 by film pedigree · score 21.7 · 4 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Elijah Wood, Bobby Driscoll, Michelle Monaghan, Don DeFore

Art of Cedar Rapids

The Art hub →

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1800s: Grant Wood

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#165

University of Iowa

Iowa City, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Eastern Iowa Airport

Cedar Rapids • 4 - Regional