Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA

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2023 Population

130,693

0.266% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AChuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJoni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.7

0.563% 1-year increase

2022 Employed Population

63,674

1.57% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA was 2 cars per household.

Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA borders Bremer, Winneshiek, Fayette, Clayton, Allamakee, Chickasaw & Howard Counties PUMA, IA, Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA, Dubuque, Buchanan, Jackson & Delaware Counties--Dubuque City PUMA, IA, and Marshall, Benton, Poweshiek, Tama & Iowa Counties PUMA, IA.

United States Iowa

Economy

The economy of Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA employs 63.7k people. The largest industries in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA are Restaurants & Food Services (4,942 people), Construction (3,604 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,514 people), and the highest paying industries are Offices of physicians ($141,317), Banking & related activities ($119,284), and Aircraft & parts manufacturing ($112,725).

Males in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,689. The income inequality in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.48, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

63.7k

2022 Value

−1.57%

1 Year decline

± −1.57%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA, are Cashiers (2,276 people), Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (2,255 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,771 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

63.7k

2022 Value

−1.57%

1 Year decline

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,942 people), Construction (3,604 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,514 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA, though some of these residents may live in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($65,033), Manufacturing ($63,584), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,111).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($55,833), Public Administration ($55,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,055).

Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Civics

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

N/AChuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

N/AJoni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA awarded 3,818 degrees. The student population of Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,365 male students and 9,074 female students.

The median tuition costs in N/A are $22,304 for private four year colleges, and $8,396 and $19,940 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 14,439 students enrolled in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA, 37.2% men and 62.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (29.7k), Some college (27.3k), and Bachelors Degree (18.3k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA have an average commute time of 16.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA

0.472

2021 Wage GINI in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA

In 2022, the income inequality in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA was 0.48 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.72% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Carpooled (9.13%)
Worked At Home (8.54%)

In 2023, 77.9% of workers in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.13%) and those who worked at home (8.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA have a shorter commute time (16.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.25% of the workforce in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 25.5% between 18 and 34 years, 33.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.