DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE | CHAPTER 1


• The Young Adult and Retiree life stage groups increased as a percentage of the total population from 2000 to 2010, while the children and mid age adult groups decreased as a percentage of the total population.


• The largest percent increase from 2000 to 2010 occurred in the Retirees life stage group. This may reflect both the aging baby boomer generation and Cedar Falls’ grow- ing attractiveness as a retirement destination.


• The median age in Cedar Falls was 26.8 in 2010 and 26.6 in 2000.


RACE / ETHNICITY Tables1.5 and 1.6 illustrate the racial/ethnic composition of Cedar Falls in 2000 and 2010. Key Findings Include:


• From 2000 to 2010, the percent of residents identifying as white decreased between 1-3 points and the percent of residents identifying as all other races/ethnicities in- creased for Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, and the State of Iowa.


• 93.4% of Cedar Falls residents identified as white in 2010, higher than both Black Hawk County (85.6%) and the State of Iowa (91.3%).


• Compared to Black Hawk County and the State of Iowa, Cedar Falls has a lower per- centage of residents identifying as non-white races/ethnicities and a lower percentage of residents identifying as Hispanic/Latino. The only non-white race category which is higher in Cedar Falls is Asian/Pacific Islander.


• From 2000 to 2010, the percent of residents identifying as Hispanic/Latino nearly dou- bled in all three regions - Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County and the State of Iowa. How- ever, the percentage of Latinos in all three areas is still relatively low.


Table 1.5 Rac ial /Ethnic Di s t r ibut ion of Populat ion, 2000 -2010 White


Black/African American


2000 Cedar Falls


Black Hawk County State of Iowa


Source: US Census 2010


TABLE 1.6: Racial/Ethnic Di s t r ibut ion of Population - Hispanic/Latino, 2000-2010 Hispanic/Latino


Cedar Falls


Black Hawk County State of Iowa


2000 1.1%


1.8% 2.8%


2010 2.0%


3.7% 5.0%


2000


98.9% 98.2% 97.2%


2010 95.1% 93.4%


2000 1.6%


88.4% 85.6% 8.0% 93.9% 91.3%


2.1%


2010 2.1% 8.9% 2.9%


2000 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%


Native American


2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%


Asian or Pacific Islander


2000 1.6% 1.0% 1.3%


2010 2.3% 1.5% 1.8%


Other Race


2000 0.4% 0.9% 1.3%


2010 0.5% 1.6% 1.8%


Two or More Races


2000 1.1% 1.5% 1.1%


2010 1.7% 2.3% 1.8%


Not Hispanic/Latino 2010


98.0% 96.3% 95.0%


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