Cedar Falls is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 40,737 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Cedar Falls is the 14th largest community in Iowa.

Also of interest is that Cedar Falls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Cedar Falls is a college town. There are a lot of students in Cedar Falls attending college, and as a result Cedar Falls provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Cedar Falls, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cedar Falls spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.29 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Cedar Falls is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 49.18% of adults in Cedar Falls have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Cedar Falls in 2022 was $41,639, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,556 for a family of four. However, Cedar Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Cedar Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cedar Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cedar Falls include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Cedar Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.