Mount Mercy's Living Circumstances

Cedar Rapids Community School District Overview

Mount Mercy University located in Cedar Rapids Community School District area. A total of 51,329 households are located in Cedar Rapids Community School District area. Among them, 14,633 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 32,242 and 28,282 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.38% (4,039) of residents are non-citizens and 6.55% (7,817) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Cedar Rapids Community School District, Iowa
Household	51,329
Population	119,340
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	14,633 (28.51%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	32,242
Total Students	28,282
Pre-Kindergarten	1,923
Kindergarten	1,640
Grade 1-8	11,757
Grade 9-12	5,830
College/Graduate School	7,132
Veterans	95,103
Non-citizen	4,039
Non-English Home Language	7,817
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

98,352 residents are over the age of 16 and 67,492 people are in labor force. Among them, 67,473 people are in civilian labor force and 19 are in armed labor force. 64,890 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Cedar Rapids Community School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	64,054	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	54,306	84.78%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,088	7.94%
Public transportation	554	0.86%
Walked	935	1.46%
Other method	1,016	1.59%
Worked from home	2,155	3.36%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	64,890	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	23,082	35.57%
Service	10,753	16.57%
Sales and office	14,673	22.61%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,390	8.31%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,992	16.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	64,890	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	536	0.83%
Construction	3,918	6.04%
Manufacturing	10,423	16.06%
Wholesale trade	1,545	2.38%
Retail trade	7,873	12.13%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,922	7.59%
Information	1,305	2.01%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,401	6.78%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,395	9.86%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,490	22.33%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,881	7.52%
Other services, except public administration	2,568	3.96%
Public administration	1,633	2.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	64,890	-
Private wage and salary workers	55,608	85.70%
Government workers	6,517	10.04%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,675	4.12%
Unpaid family workers	90	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $78,714 for the 51,329 households in Cedar Rapids Community School District area, Iowa. The average income of a single worker is $36,047. 115,641 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.45%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	51,329	-
Less than $10,000	2,561	4.99%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,643	3.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,587	8.94%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,087	9.91%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,455	14.52%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,359	20.18%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,863	13.37%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,715	15.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,676	5.21%
More than $200,000	2,383	4.64%
Median Household Income	$59,395	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$78,714	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	29,783	-
Less than $10,000	941	3.16%
$10,000 - $14,999	641	2.15%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,612	5.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,867	6.27%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,555	11.94%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,947	19.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,576	15.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,248	20.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,289	7.69%
More than $200,000	2,107	7.07%

Median Family Income	$76,747	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$96,831	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,047	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,973	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,973	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	121,152	-
With health insurance coverage	115,641	95.45%
Public coverage	42,673	35.22%
Private health insurance	89,570	73.93%
Without health insurance coverage	5,511	4.55%

Housing

There are 55,231 housing units in Cedar Rapids Community School District area, Iowa with 51,329 units (92.94%) occupied. 36,934 houses (71.96%) are occupied by owner and 14,395 houses (28.04%) are rented. The average housing value is $142,200 and the average rental cost is $764. 1,376 houses (2.49%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 12,439 houses (22.52%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,231	-
Occupied	51,329	92.94%
Owner Occupied	36,934	71.96%
Renter Occupied	14,395	28.04%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	37,832	68.50%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,526	2.76%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	13,623	24.67%
Mobile Homes	2,236	4.05%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	14	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,231	-
Built 2014 or later	1,376	2.49%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,689	3.06%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,053	7.34%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,011	12.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,822	8.73%
Built 1970 - 1979	8,209	14.86%
Built 1960 - 1969	8,086	14.64%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,546	13.66%
Built 1949 or earlier	12,439	22.52%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,231	-
1 room	852	1.54%
2 rooms	1,183	2.14%
3 rooms	4,645	8.41%
4 rooms	9,206	16.67%
5 rooms	9,479	17.16%
6 rooms	9,435	17.08%
7 rooms	7,108	12.87%
8 rooms	5,358	9.70%
9 rooms or more	7,965	14.42%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,231	-
no bedroom	985	1.78%
1 bedroom	5,938	10.75%
2 bedrooms	14,848	26.88%
3 bedrooms	21,942	39.73%
4 bedrooms	8,970	16.24%
5 bedrooms or more	2,548	4.61%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	36,934	-
Less than $50,000	2,297	6.22%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,899	15.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,329	33.38%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,886	18.64%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,857	15.86%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,808	7.60%
$500,000 - $999,999	726	1.97%
$1,000,000 or more	132	0.36%
Median House Value	$142,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	13,885	-
Less than $500	2,086	15.02%
$500 - $999	8,799	63.37%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,593	18.67%
$1,500 - $1,999	199	1.43%
$2,000 - $2,499	73	0.53%
$2,500 - $2,999	32	0.23%
$3,000 or more	103	0.74%
Median Rental Costs	$764	-

Demographic

A total of 122,361 people lives in Cedar Rapids Community School District area, Iowa with 60,842 male and 61,519 female. The males to female ratio is 49.72 to 50.28. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	122,361	-
Male	60,842	49.72%
Female	61,519	50.28%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	122,361	-
Under 5 years	7,849	6.41%
5 - 9 years	7,338	6.00%
10 - 14 years	7,328	5.99%
15 - 19 years	7,417	6.06%
20 - 24 years	8,844	7.23%
25 - 34 years	17,320	14.15%
35 - 44 years	15,215	12.43%
45 - 54 years	15,368	12.56%
55 - 59 years	8,352	6.83%
60 - 64 years	7,655	6.26%
65 - 74 years	10,851	8.87%
75 - 84 years	5,819	4.76%
85 years and older	3,005	2.46%
Median Age	38.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	122,361	-
One Race	118,100	96.52%
White	104,033	85.02%
Black or African American	9,728	7.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native	280	0.23%
Asian	2,609	2.13%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	294	0.24%
Other	1,156	0.94%

Two or more races	4,261	3.48%
White and Black or African American	1,972	1.61%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	300	0.25%
White and Asian	884	0.72%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	91	0.07%