2015 THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND ECONOMY REPORT
Demographic, Economic and Community Information for the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area: Benton, Linn, and Jones County
Demographics
Population
Source: Woods & Poole, 2015
City and County Population, Cedar Rapids MSA
Benton County Linn County Jones County Anamosa 5,605 Atkins 1,878 Alburnett 702 Cascade 1,996 Belle Plaine 2,560 Bertram 338 Blairstown 691 Cedar Rapids 126,921 Center Junction 133 Garrison 349 Center Point 2,494 Martelle 300 Monticello 3,792 Keystone 638 Central City 1,264 Morley 114 Luzerne 113 Coggon 768 Mount Auburn 125 Ely 1,714 Olin 707 Newhall 753 Fairfax 3,731 Onslow 207 Oxford Junction 593 Norway 679 Hiawatha 6,998 Stone City 225 Shellsburg 982 Lisbon 2,076 Urbana 1,437 Marion 34,750 Wyoming 421 Surrounding Area 6,593 Van Horne 665 Mount Vernon 4,498 Vinton 5,253 Palo 911 Total County 20,686 Walford 1,673 Prairieburg 186 Watkins 85 Robins 3,136 Surrounding Area 8,644 Springville 1,034 Total County 26,044 Walker 679 Surrounding Area 19,754 Total County 211,954
Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates, 2013
Population
Population 5 Year Trend and Comparisons, 2008-2014
2013-2014 2008-2014 2008 2009 2010* 2011 2012 2013 2014 change change Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 254,911 256,324 257,940 260,862 261,686 262,348 263,885 0.59% 3.52% Iowa City, IA MSA 149,359 152,263 152,586 155,560 158,834 161,829 164,357 1.56% 10.04% 7 County Region 438,067 442,404 445,380 451,207 455,151 458,897 463,028 0.90% 5.70% Iowa 3,016,734 3,032,870 3,046,355 3,064,904 3,075,935 3,092,341 3,107,126 0.48% 3.00% U.S. 304,093,966 306,771,529 309,326,225 311,582,564 313,873,685 316,128,839 318,857,056 0.86% 4.85%
Benton County, Iowa 26,642 26,734 26,076 26,137 25,861 25,737 25,680 Cedar County, Iowa 18,047 18,006 18,499 18,445 18,425 18,379 18,411 Iowa County, Iowa 15,750 15,811 16,355 16,340 16,206 16,341 16,375 Johnson County, Iowa 128,145 131,005 130,882 133,730 136,913 139,814 142,287 Jones County, Iowa 20,430 20,364 20,638 20,752 20,619 20,524 20,454 Linn County, Iowa 207,839 209,226 211,226 213,973 215,206 216,087 217,751 Washington County, Iowa 21,214 21,258 21,704 21,830 21,921 22,015 22,070 Source: U.S. Census †Population estimate different from previous page due to different sources. *7 County Region consists of Benton, Linn, Jones, Johnson, Washington, Iowa, and Cedar Counties also known as Iowa’s Creative Corridor.
Race & Ethnicity
Source: Cedar Rapids Community School District
Age Breakdown
Source: Woods & Poole, 2015
Economy
Total Employment Employment, 2005-2014 255,000 235,000
215,000 195,000 175,000 155,000 135,000
Total Employment Total 115,000 95,000 75,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Cedar Rapids MSA 130,078 132,755 135,594 137,870 135,521 135,820 136,810 138,353 138,716 140,071 Iowa City MSA 77,784 79,789 82,071 83,207 82,417 82,251 84,275 86,110 87,940 88,621 7-County 222,737 227,436 232,190 235,768 232,025 232,068 235,133 238,767 241,410 243,666
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment
Source: State of Iowa, Iowa Workforce Development
Industries
Source: Wood & Poole, 2015
10-Year Job Growth Employment by Industry, Cedar Rapids MSA 2014 Employment (2004-2014) 2014 Earnings Farm 3,487 -0.4% $ 257,557 Forestry, Fishing, Related Activities And Other 496 44.6% $ 13,671 Mining 201 11.0% $ 9,161 Utilities 1,661 -3.5% $ 212,693 Construction 9,800 0.1% $ 525,142 Manufacturing 21,419 7.7% $ 1,930,590 Wholesale Trade 5,654 5.3% $ 388,531 Retail Trade 20,543 6.7% $ 672,846 Transportation And Warehousing 9,221 30.3% $ 375,632 Information 5,462 -8.6% $ 397,387 Finance And Insurance 11,179 23.9% $ 654,219 Real Estate And Rental And Lease 6,660 14.5% $ 191,138 Professional And Technical Services 7,629 12.0% $ 427,337 Management Of Companies And Enterprises 1,205 102.2% $ 101,005 Administrative And Waste Services 10,037 6.8% $ 303,851 Educational Services 4,348 24.0% $ 114,932 Health Care And Social Assistance 19,965 26.5% $ 965,490 Arts, Entertainment, And Recreation 3,275 23.6% $ 36,873 Accommodation And Food Services 10,424 8.4% $ 188,685 Other Services, Except Public Administration 8,500 -0.2% $ 268,833
Largest Employers
Cedar Rapids MSA – All Industries
Company Employees Industry Headquarters Rockwell Collins, Inc. 8,700 Electronic Equipment & Design Cedar Rapids, Iowa Transamerica 3,800 Insurance/Financial The Hauge, The Netherlands UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s Hospital 2,979 Healthcare Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids Community School 2,879 Education Cedar Rapids, Iowa District Nordstrom Direct 2,150 Logistics/Distribution Seattle, Washington Mercy Medical Center 2,140 Healthcare Cedar Rapids, Iowa City of Cedar Rapids 1,309 Government Cedar Rapids, Iowa Four Oaks 1,100 Non-profit Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn-Mar Community School District 987 Education Marion, Iowa Quaker Foods & Snacks 920 Food Processing Chicago, Illinois College Community School District 850 Education Cedar Rapids, Iowa Alliant Energy – Interstate Power and 845 Utility Madison, Wisconsin Light Kirkwood Community College 810 Education Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn County Board of Supervisors 762 Government Cedar Rapids, Iowa Hibu 723 Customer Service Berkshire, United Kingdom General Mills, Inc. 650 Food Processing Minneapolis, Minnesota Toyota Financial Services 600 Insurance/Financial Torrance, California NextEra Energy Duane Arnold 592 Utility Juno Beach, Florida Ruffalo Noel Levitz 575 Information Services Cedar Rapids, Iowa CRST 564 Logistics/Distribution Cedar Rapids, Iowa GE Capital 563 Insurance/Financial Danbury, Connecticut United Fire Group 514 Insurance/Financial Cedar Rapids, Iowa Grant Wood Area Education Agency 487 Education Cedar Rapids, Iowa ADM - Corn Processing Division 471 Bio-processing/Food Ingredient Decatur, Illinois The Gazette Company 466 Media Cedar Rapids, Iowa PMX Industries 460 Process Manufacturing Seoul, Korea U.S. Cellular 450 Customer Service Rosemont, Illinois International Paper 365 Process Manufacturing Memphis, Tennessee Cargill, Inc. - Corn Milling 356 Bio-processing/Food Ingredient Minneapolis, Minnesota Schneider Electric 300 Electronic Equipment & Design Paris, France Verizon Business 280 Customer Service New York, New York Ingredion 255 Bio-processing/Food Ingredient Denver, Colorado Intermec by Honeywell 220 Information Technology New York, New York DuPont Industrial Biosciences 210 Bio-processing/Food Ingredient Wilmington, Delaware HJ Heinz 196 Food Processing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. 175 Process Manufacturing Northbrook, Illinois Evergreen Packaging 170 Process Manufacturing Memphis, Tennessee Lesaffre Yeast Corp. 159 Bio-processing/Food Ingredient Lille, France
Largest Employers continued,
Cedar Rapids MSA – All Industries
Company Employees Industry Headquarters Highway Equipment Company 155 Equipment Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa ConAgra 152 Food Processing Omaha, Nebraska Apache Hose & Belting 139 Process Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa CCB Packaging 125 Process Manufacturing Hiawatha, Iowa Vector Corporation 120 Equipment Manufacturing Marion, Iowa ACP, Inc. 116 Process Manufacturing Milan, Italy Midwest Metal Products 115 Contract Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa Pickwick Manufacturing 111 Contract Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa H.S. Industries, Inc. 109 Process Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa Diamond V 106 Bio-processing/Food Ingredient Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Graphic, Inc. 85 Printing Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Largest Employers
Iowa’s Creative Corridor* - All Industries
Company Employees Industry Headquarters University of Iowa 22,827 Education Iowa City, Iowa University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics 11,551 Healthcare Iowa City, Iowa Rockwell Collins, Inc. 9,400 Electronic Equipment & Design Cedar Rapids, Iowa Transamerica 3,800 Insurance/Financial The Hauge, The Netherlands UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s Hospital 2,979 Healthcare Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids Community School 2,879 Education Cedar Rapids, Iowa District Whirlpool 2,500 Equipment Manufacturing Benton Harbor, Michigan Nordstrom Direct 2,150 Logistics/Distribution Seattle, Washington Mercy Medical Center 2,140 Healthcare Cedar Rapids, Iowa Pearson Educational Measurement 1,765 Publishing Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City Community School District 1,700 Education Iowa City, Iowa Veterans Health Administration 1,562 Healthcare Iowa City, Iowa City of Cedar Rapids 1,309 Government Cedar Rapids, Iowa ACT, Inc. 1,243 Education Iowa City, Iowa Four Oaks 1,100 Non-profit Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn-Mar Community School District 987 Education Marion, Iowa Quaker Foods & Snacks 920 Food Processing Chicago, Illinois Riverside Casino 901 Entertainment Riverside, Iowa Mercy Iowa City 900 Healthcare Iowa City, Iowa College Community School District 850 Education Cedar Rapids, Iowa Alliant Energy – Interstate Power and 845 Utility Madison, Wisconsin Light International Automotive Components 785 Process Manufacturing Dearborn, Michigan Linn County Board of Supervisors 762 Government Cedar Rapids, Iowa Kinze Manufacturing 725 Equipment Manufacturing Williamsburg, Iowa Hibu 723 Customer Service Berkshire, United Kingdom Vangent 700 Professional Services Falls Church, Virginia General Mills, Inc. 650 Food Processing Minneapolis, Minnesota GoDaddy 650 Digital/Web Scottsdale, Arizona Peterson Contractor’s Inc. 610 Heavy and Highway Contractor Reinbeck, Iowa Procter & Gamble 600 Process Manufacturing Cincinnati, Ohio NextEra Energy Duane Arnold 592 Utility Juno Beach, Florida CRST 590 Logistics/Distribution Cedar Rapids, Iowa Integrated DNA Technologies 493 Biotechnology Coralville, Iowa ADM – Corn Processing Division 471 Bio-processing/Food Ingredient Chicago, Illinois Oral B Laboratories 462 Process Manufacturing Cincinnati, Ohio PMX Industries 460 Process Manufacturing Seoul, Korea U.S. Cellular 450 Customer Service Rosemont, Illinois Windstream 420 Telecommunications Little Rock, Arkansas GreatAmerica Financial Services 420 Financial Services Cedar Rapids, Iowa Centro 400 Process Manufacturing North Liberty, Iowa Frontier Co-op 375 Food Products – Wholesale Norway, Iowa International Paper 365 Process Manufacturing Memphis, Tennessee ALPLA of Iowa 360 Process Manufacturing Hard, Austria
Largest Employers continued,
Iowa’s Creative Corridor* - All Industries
Company Employees Industry Headquarters Cargill, Inc. - Corn Milling 356 Bio-processing/Food Ingredient Minneapolis, Minnesota Van Meter Inc. 350 Process Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa Associated Materials 300 Building Product Manufacturing Akron, Ohio Raining Rose 300 Cosmetic Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa Schneider Electric 300 Electronic Equipment & Design Paris, France Ingredion 255 Bio-processing/Food Ingredient Westchester, Illinois Hupp Electric 216 Equipment Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa HJ Heinz 196 Food Processing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Loparex, Inc. 191 Process Manufacturing Cary, North Carolina Evergreen Packaging 170 Process Manufacturing Memphis, Tennessee ConAgra 152 Food Processing St. Louis, Missouri CIVCO Medical Instruments 150 Process Manufacturing Kalona, Iowa Apache Hose & Belting 138 Process Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa CCB Packaging 125 Process Manufacturing Hiawatha, Iowa Pickwick Manufacturing 111 Contract Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Iowa Clipper Wind Power 54 Equipment Manufacturing Carpinteria, California *Iowa’s Creative Corridor includes Benton, Linn, Jones, Johnson, Washington, Cedar and Iowa County.
Targeted Industry Clusters
Industry Clusters – Iowa’s Creative Corridor Location 2012 Estimated Industry Quotient† Employment Educational Testing and Support Services Cluster 2.50 7,663 Software Publishers 0.41 212 All Other Publishers 6.01 183 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 4.35 2,361 Marketing Consulting Services 0.42 267 Other Management Consulting Services 0.22 56 Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Services 4.29 3,000 Educational Support Services 4.13 1,584 Consumer Products – Durable Goods Cluster 18.27 1,979 Household Refrigerator and Home Freezer Manufacturing 78.96 1,856 Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery 1.45 123 Manufacturing Consumer Products – Non-Durable Goods Cluster 8.26 2,084 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing 4.38 658 Toilet Preparation Manufacturing 12.47 1,085 Broom, Brush, and Mop Manufacturing 22.68 341 Food and Food Ingredients Cluster 3.21 2,484 Flour Milling 2.82 59 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing 75.74 1,845 Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing 1.34 130 Poultry Processing 0.01 5 Commercial Bakeries 0.20 45 Spice and Extract Manufacturing 10.87 400 Industrial Biotechnology Cluster 2.40 1,767 Other Animal Food Manufacturing 5.99 330 Flour Milling 2.82 59 Wet Corn Milling 52.95 1,102 Soybean Processing 0.49 5 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 2.69 128 Petroleum Refineries 0.00 0 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 0.09 5 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 0.04 13 Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing 2.66 125 Financial Services and Customer Services Cluster 1.96 11,570 Directory and Mailing List Publishers 16.28 1,067 Sales Financing 3.50 541 Direct Life Insurance Carriers 8.81 4,242 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 0.45 278 Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers 1.24 1,001 Administrative Mgmt and General Mgmt Consulting Services 0.53 825 Marketing Consulting Services 0.42 267 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting 0.31 78 Services Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services 0.42 271 Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers 4.29 3,000
Location 2012 Estimated Industry Quotient† Employment Electronic Engineering & Manufacturing Cluster 3.52 11,095 Electronic Computer Manufacturing 1.89 286 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless 0.27 29 Communications Equipment Manufacturing Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing 2.65 95 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing 0.18 56 Printed Circuit Assembly Manufacturing 1.73 151 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and 38.21 9,181 Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component 0.10 5 Manufacturing Aircraft Manufacturing 0.17 70 Custom Computer Programming Services 0.77 1,164 Research and Development in Biotechnology 0.22 58 Software & Information Technology Development/ 0.89 5,524 Computer Modeling and Simulation Cluster Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 4.35 2,361 Engineering Services 0.53 917 Custom Computer Programming Services 0.77 1,164 Computer Systems Design Services 0.40 631 Computer Facilities Management Services 0.80 91 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) 0.13 32 All Other Support Services 0.69 328 Energy Generation and Distribution Cluster 2.38 1,108 Nuclear Electric Power Generation 7.10 638 Electric Power Distribution 1.25 470 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology Products – 1.38 1,397 Wind Manufacturing Cluster Iron Foundries 0.41 26 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 0.62 85 Machine Shops 0.85 405 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing 10.49 509 Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing 0.10 5 Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related 1.53 367 Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Location 2012 Estimated Industry Quotient† Employment Production Advanced Manufacturing Cluster 1.83 4,221 Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 5.50 298 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 0.96 400 Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding 24.59 442 Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing 2.62 122 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 0.62 85 Plate Work Manufacturing 0.15 12 Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing 1.48 245 Machine Shops 0.85 405 Metal Coating, Engraving, and Allied Services to Manufacturers 0.46 42 Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing 0.45 24 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 10.78 1,074 Construction Machinery Manufacturing 9.60 242 Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery 0.87 123 Manufacturing Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment 3.44 207 Manufacturing Industrial Mold Manufacturing 5.12 154 Packaging Machinery Manufacturing 8.21 226 Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing 2.59 115 Truck Trailer Manufacturing 0.02 5 *Iowa Creative Corridor includes Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington Counties †Location Quotient is the proportion of an industry in an area’s economy as compared to the size of the industry on a national scale. The measure shows how prominent an industry is at a regional level. A location quotient of 1 shows that the industry in the region is proportional to the nation as a whole. Location quotients greater than 2.5 indicate a high industry specialization. Source: The Institute for Decision Making – University of Northern Iowa & Iowa Workforce Development, Clusters Employment and Staffing Pattern Summary for the Corridor Alliance, July 2012, EMSI
Workforce
Laborshed – Residence of Cedar Rapids Commuters
Legend Commuter Concentration Total Potential By Place of Residence Labor Force
Interstates bb High 97,704
Highways Medium 107,711 Iowa Low 335,863
Wisconsin
Illinois
Source: 2012 Cedar Rapids Laborshed Analysis, Iowa Workforce Development, State of Iowa
Laborshed – Workforce Characteristics
Place of Employment by Industry in Laborshed, 2014
Source: 2014 Cedar Rapids Laborshed Analysis, Iowa Workforce Development, State of Iowa
Potential Total Workforce in Laborshed by Occupation, 2014
Source: 2014 Cedar Rapids Laborshed Analysis, Iowa Workforce Development, State of Iowa
Educational Attainment, Cedar Rapids MSA, 2014
35% 30.6% 30%
25% 23.5% 19.9% 20%
15% 11.3% 10% 7.7% 5.0% 5% 2.0% 3,326 8,453 52,092 40,037 19,309 33,840 13,135 0% Less than 9th 9th to 12th High school Some Associate's Bachelor's Graduate or grade grade, no graduate college, no degree degree professional diploma (includes degree degree equivalency)
Source: 2008-2013 American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates, U.S. Census
Income
Mean Household Income, 2005-2014
$85,000 $80,000
$75,000 $70,000 $65,000 $60,000 $55,000 $50,000
Median Household Income Household Median $45,000 $40,000 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201 201 201 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Cedar Rapids $58, $59, $63, $67, $66, $66, $69, $71, $70, $78, MSA Iowa $54, $56, $59, $61, $61, $60, $62, $64, $68, $69, United States $62, $65, $59, $71, $68, $68, $69, $71, $73, $75,
Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, 2005-2014
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Local Area Personal Income, 2000-2013
College Graduates
2014 College Graduates by Program – Bachelor’s Degrees
Regents Universities University of WITH Mount Mercy Cornell Kaplan REGIONAL University of Iowa State Northern REGENTS By Cip Code Coe College University College University TOTAL Iowa University Iowa TOTAL Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences 0 614 614 Architecture and Related Services 0 133 133 Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 2 1 3 23 4 1 31 Biological and Biomedical Sciences 25 12 29 66 147 296 156 665 Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 47 216 70 333 813 965 443 2,554 Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 11 9 20 358 239 169 786 Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services 0 76 20 96 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 4 8 5 13 30 46 45 121 Education 9 40 18 1 68 136 225 416 845 Engineering 0 339 1,121 1,460 Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields 0 42 49 91 English Language and Literature/Letters 16 5 26 47 209 69 61 386 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 0 114 243 69 426 Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 4 9 13 43 20 76 Health Professions and Related Programs 29 144 98 271 335 100 111 817 History 16 6 9 31 70 83 49 233 Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Service 18 29 47 47 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 4 4 207 99 58 368 Mathematics and Statistics 10 7 5 22 134 74 33 263 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 20 21 132 106 21 280 Natural Resources and Conservation 4 4 8 27 56 91 Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies 17 18 35 543 202 130 910 Philosophy and Religious Studies 7 1 8 16 41 13 12 82 Physical Sciences 15 15 30 72 70 34 206 Psychology 27 15 27 8 77 289 157 108 631 Public Administration and Social Service Professions 16 28 44 54 5 66 169 Social Sciences 20 8 47 75 386 131 177 769 Visual and Performing Arts 24 4 18 46 248 248 110 652 TOTAL 284 513 263 247 1,307 4,753 5,384 2,358 13,802 Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics
Retail Sales
Source: Iowa Department of Revenue, Retail Sales and Use Tax Annual Report, Fiscal Year
Source: Iowa Department of Revenue, Retail Sales and Use Tax Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2013
Community
The Cedar Rapids MSA – Benton, Linn, and Jones County
Monticello
Center Point Vinton
Anamosa Jones Linn Benton Hiawatha Marion
Cedar Rapids Mt. Vernon
Belle Plaine Lisbon
Roads
Primary Roads
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Motor Freight Carriers
ABF Freight System, Inc. ADM Trucking AW Schmidt Transfer, Inc. Black Hawk Freight Services, Inc. Cedar Valley Transport Con-way CRST GSTC Landstar Midwest Motor Express Nelson Trucking RH Hummer Jr., Inc. West Side Unlimited Wynne Transport Service, Inc. YRC Worldwide, Inc.
Delivery Time of Goods in Transit
Destination Road Miles Days by Rail Days by Motor Fright Atlanta 816 4 2 Chicago 223 1 1 Cleveland 551 3 1 Denver 787 3 2 Detroit 482 3 1 Houston 1,022 4 2 Kansas City 312 2 1 Los Angeles 1,845 4 3 Milwaukee 242 2 1 Minneapolis 265 3 1 New Orleans 953 4 2 New York 1,018 4 2 Omaha 251 2 1 St. Louis 291 2 1
Rail
Cedar Rapids
Railway Companies
Canadian National Iowa Union Pacific Iowa Northern CRANDIC Railroad Interstate
Class I Class I Class II Class III Class III (31,900 miles) (20,400 miles)
Connection to: Connection to: Connection to:
Airport
Facilities Airfield: Runway 09/27 – 8,600’ X 150’ Runway 13/31 – 6,200’ X 150’
Equipment: ILS, VOR, RVR, DME, NDB, GPS, Terminal Area Radar, and Secondary Surveillance Radar
Commercial Airlines Destinations with Non-Stop Passenger Service Atlanta, Georgia Allegiant Air Chicago, Illinois
Dallas, Texas American Denver, Colorado Eagle Detroit, Michigan Delta Las Vegas, Nevada Connection Los Angeles, California (seasonal)
Frontier Minneapolis, Minnesota Airlines Orlando, Florida
Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona United Express Punta Gorda/Ft. Myers, Florida
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida
Airport Flights: Non-stop Destinations
ATL – Atlanta, Georgia DEN – Denver, Colorado DFW – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas DTW – Detroit, Michigan AZA – Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona LAS – Las Vegas, Nevada LAX – Los Angeles, California (seasonal) MSP – Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minnesota ORD – Chicago, Illinois PIE – St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida PND – Punta Gorda/Ft. Myers, Florida SFB – Orlando-Sanford, Florida
Air Cargo Carriers
DHL Express
Federal Express
United Parcel
Service
U.S. Postal
Service
Air Service Activity Summary – 2014
Air Cargo (lbs): 137,454,000
Passengers: 1,132,991
Fixed Base Operators
Landmark Aviation
Jet There LLC
Utilities
Electricity
Natural Gas
Telecommunications Service
AT&T South Slope Cooperative ImOn Communications Sprint Mediacom QWEST Communications Windstream Verizon
Wireless Service
AT&T Sprint PCS iWireless/T-Mobile U.S. Cellular Nextel Verizon Wireless
City of Cedar Rapids – Utilities
Water Service Water Source: Alluvial Wells
Plant Capacity: 65 million gallons/day
Average Daily Consumption: 37.8 million gallons/day Peak Consumption: 52.4 million gallons/day Total Distribution Storage 25 million gallons Capacity:
Waste Water Treatment Tertiary Plant Design Capacity Daily Usage Hydraulic Capacity: 56 million gallons/day 38.4 million gallons/day BOD: 406,000 lbs/day 241,000 lbs/day TKN: 19,300 lbs/day 12,000 lbs/day TSS: 168,000 lbs/day 119,000 lbs/day Source: City of Cedar Rapids
Safety
Crimes, Cedar Rapids, 2014 Offenses per 100,000 Type population Homicide 3.1
Robbery 70.0
Aggravated Assaults 195.9 Burglary 759.5
Auto Theft 230.9
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, 2014
Housing
New Construction Building Permits, Cedar Rapids, 2008-2014
Year Permits Valuation 2008 1,143 $141,846,798 2009 1,264 $87,347,062 2010 1,211 $81,889,209 2011 1,186 $172,351,943 2012 1,174 $122,803,947 2013 272 $47,201,701 2014 352 $45,053,613
New Single-Family Building Permits, Cedar Rapids, 2008-2014
Year Permits Valuation 2008 297 $31,034,501 2009 323 $29,770,945 2010 332 $29,438,833 2011 212 $20,726,818 2012 253 $26,111,686 2013 242 $24,538,357 2014 325 $34,621,397
New Multi-Family Building Permits, Cedar Rapids, 2008-2014
Year Permits Valuation 2008 41 $9,749,758 2009 73 $28,959,453 2010 33 $6,331,267 2011 64 $7,849,210 2012 29 $6,935,533 2013 30 $22,663,344 2014 27 $10,432,216
Repairs, Remodeling & Additions Building Permits, Cedar Rapids, 2008-2013
Year Permits Valuation 2008 5,545 $135,203,324 2009 4,396 $98,634,656 2010 5,093 $134,628,155 2011 5,266 $143,044,455 2012 3,993 $167,729,869 2013 3,626 $106,637,834
Housing Sales
Single-Family Home Sales by Size, Cedar Rapids, 2005-2014
Average Price of Total Annual Residential Sales, Cedar Rapids, 2005-2014
Source: Cedar Rapids Area Association of Realtors
Healthcare
Estimated Number of Healthcare Workers, Cedar Rapids MSA, 2014
Healthcare Practitioners and 6,920 Technical Occupations Dentists, General 100 Pharmacists 330 Dietitians and Nutritionists 50 Family and General Practitioners 280 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 140 Physician Assistants 60 Registered Nurses 2,630 Occupational Therapists 80 Physical Therapists 160 Recreational Therapists 40 Respiratory Therapists 100 Speech-Language Pathologists 130 Veterinarians 50 Medical and Clinical Laboratory 120 Technologists Medical and Clinical Laboratory 120 Technicians Dental Hygienists 240 Nurse Practitioners 120 Health Diagnosing and Treating 130 Practioners, All Other Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 50 Radiologic Technologists and 210 Technicians* Emergency Medical Technicians and 180 Paramedics Pharmacy Technicians 360 Veterinary Technologists and 60 Technicians Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 80 Licensed Practical and Licensed 410 Vocational Nurses Medical Records and Health 120 Information Technicians Opticians, Dispensing 90 Health Technologists and Technicians, 70 All Other* Athletic Trainers 30 Occupational Health and Safety 60 Specialists
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2014
Education
K-12 Enrollment, Cedar Rapids MSA, 2014-2015 School Year District Name Pre-K K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 K-12 Enrollment Total Enrollment Alburnett 31 46 40 48 52 42 45 46 46 50 48 39 49 71 622 653 Anamosa 89 101 89 89 82 83 87 91 108 100 100 94 98 90 1,212 1,301 Belle Plaine 44 47 33 34 28 46 53 40 46 51 36 38 39 31 522 566 Benton 153 105 105 97 97 103 124 115 98 109 121 119 104 123 1,420 1,573 Cedar Rapids 798 1,307 1,242 1,211 1,134 1,133 1,161 1,182 1,190 1,194 1,384 1,348 1,221 1,177 15,884 16,682 Center Point-Urbana 112 122 104 113 113 108 116 116 130 103 118 98 109 90 1,440 1,552 Central City 42 26 34 31 27 36 36 32 30 41 32 39 39 44 447 489 College 306 417 361 396 426 412 405 412 405 385 410 379 339 353 5,100 5,406 Linn-Mar 297 607 527 573 574 542 552 581 542 503 567 491 483 546 7,088 7,385 Lisbon 46 61 57 51 56 52 37 57 38 46 52 51 38 53 649 695 Marion Independent 97 211 152 132 156 156 142 169 141 152 181 159 153 159 2,063 2,160 Midland 39 33 30 43 32 38 29 38 38 41 38 32 29 40 461 500 Monticello 64 72 74 65 76 99 83 85 87 85 96 78 88 93 1,081 1,145 Mount Vernon 51 92 103 90 90 100 88 96 105 93 92 110 103 87 1,249 1,300 North Linn 28 45 46 40 42 47 56 58 52 58 44 53 48 49 638 666 Olin Consolidated 13 7 16 15 13 6 13 13 ------83 96 Springville 22 24 24 24 24 24 32 35 21 26 31 33 31 28 357 379 Vinton-Shellsburg 88 118 99 95 123 123 116 110 115 113 120 120 140 121 1,513 1,601 Total 2,320 3,441 3,136 3,147 3,145 3,150 3,175 3,276 3,192 3,150 3,470 3,281 3,111 3,155 41,829 44,149 Source: Iowa Department of Education
K-12 Graduate Intentions, Class of 2013-2014
District Name Diploma Count Private 4-Year Public 4-Year Community College Private 2-Year Other Training Employment Homemaker Military Unknown Alburnett 50 - 26 16 - 1 4 - 3 - Anamosa 91 10 8 47 1 3 14 - 2 6 Belle Plaine 40 3 5 22 1 1 6 - 2 - Benton 121 19 41 46 1 - 12 - - 2 Cedar Rapids 1,027 140 324 365 - 23 50 1 38 86 Center Point-Urbana 99 15 27 35 - 5 14 - 3 - Central City 20 4 6 7 - - 3 - - - College 299 32 86 132 - 2 9 - 6 32 Linn-Mar 412 63 188 95 - 9 17 - 4 36 Lisbon 46 8 10 20 - - 6 - 2 - Marion Independent 131 19 26 61 - 2 17 - 3 3 Midland 32 4 2 11 - 1 8 - 1 5 Monticello 77 8 15 26 8 - 9 - - 11 Mount Vernon 84 19 35 22 - - 6 - 2 - North Linn 41 7 9 19 - 2 2 - 1 1 Olin Consolidated Springville 27 6 5 11 - - 4 - 1 - Vinton-Shellsburg 98 12 19 48 - 3 12 - 2 2 Total 2,695 369 832 983 11 52 193 1 70 184 Source: Iowa Department of Education
Post-secondary Enrollment
Main Fall 2013 Campus Enrollment College/University Location
Cedar Kirkwood Community College 15,345 Rapids
Cedar Mount Mercy University 1,761 Rapids
Cedar Coe College 1,420 Rapids
Cedar Kaplan University 437 Rapids
Mount 1,125 Cornell College Vernon
University of Iowa Iowa City 31,065
Iowa State University Ames 33,241
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls 12,159
Upper Iowa University Fayette 6,257
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics
Entertainment and Recreation
Performing Arts
Seats U.S. Cellular Center 10,000
McGrath Amphitheater 4,600 Paramount Theatre 1,693
Theatre Cedar Rapids 550 Legion Arts/CSPS 200 Cedar Rapids Opera - Theatre NewBo City Market - Orchestra Iowa - SPT Theatre - Starlighters II Theatre 150
Sports Teams
Team Arena Seats Veterans Memorial Cedar Rapids Kernels Baseball Club 5,300 Stadium Cedar Rapids Titans Pro Football US Cellular Center 10,000 Cedar Rapids Rough Riders Professional Hockey Cedar Rapids Ice Arena 4,000 Club Cedar Rapids Rampage Soccer US Cellular Center 10,000
Trails
Name Length Cedar Valley Natural Trail 51 miles Cedar River Trail 13 miles
Grant Wood Trail 12.3 miles (segmented) Sac & Fox Trail 7.1 miles
Weather
Average Monthly Temperature
90° F 84° 80° 82° 80° F High 75° 71° 70° F Low 61° 62° 60° F 63° 47° 59° 61° 47° 50° F 49° 51° 40° F 34° 32° 28° 40° 30° F 38°
20° F 27° 28°
10° F 16° 15° 11° ° F
Source: Weather.com
Average Monthly Precipitation
6
4.92 5 4.46 4.48 4.15 4 3.05 3.16 3 2.62
Inches 2.1 2.11 2 1.42 1.27 0.92 1
0
Source: Weather.com