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- Cedar Falls is 0% more densely populated than Joplin.
- People are 6.7% less likely to be married in Cedar Falls.
- The Median Age is 9.0 years younger in Cedar Falls.
 Joplin, MOCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,500329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2838.4
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 Population - 201050,893  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,145285,036,114
 Population - 199040,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,399.893.4
 Land Area37.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Joplin, MOCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Joplin, MOCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 White81.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Joplin, MOCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Married Population46.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.3%50.2%
 Never Married31.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.432.60
 Households21,434  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,25280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,302  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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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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