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Cedar Falls, IA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester is 0% more densely populated than Cedar Falls.
- People are 20.9% more likely to be married in Rochester.
- The Median Age is 8.1 years older in Rochester.
 Cedar Falls, IARochester, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock119,732329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.138.4
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 Population - 201039,354  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock85,806285,036,114
 Population - 199034,298  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock39.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now17.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,169.393.4
 Land Area28.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cedar Falls, IARochester, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Cedar Falls, IARochester, MNUnited States
 White89.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.8%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cedar Falls, IARochester, MNUnited States
 Married Population43.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.2%50.2%
 Never Married46.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households15,254  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock29,48980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,002  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 12 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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