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Cedar Rapids, IA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 5,730
  equals Births 16,097
  less Deaths 10,367
Net Migration 1,991
  equals net International Migration 1,775
  plus net Domestic Migration 216

The population of the Cedar Rapids, IA MSA changed from 258,409 on 2010 to 266,040 in 2015 -- a change of 7,631 (2.95%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (5,730) exceeded net migration (1,991); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Cedar Rapids, IA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Benton County, IA19011P0000001 26,057 26,130 25,850 25,718 25,659 25,658 -399 -1.53
Jones County, IA19105P0000001 20,676 20,738 20,606 20,495 20,496 20,466 -210 -1.02
Linn County, IA19113P0000001 211,676 214,028 215,301 216,137 217,819 219,916 8,240 3.89
Total P0000001 258,409 260,896 261,757 262,350 263,974 266,040 7,631 2.95
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, IA19011B0000001 296 290 249 289 284 302 1,414 
Jones County, IA19105B0000001 232 210 200 204 230 224 1,068 
Linn County, IA19113B0000001 3,048 2,633 2,771 2,708 2,764 2,739 13,615 
Total B0000001 3,576 3,133 3,220 3,201 3,278 3,265 16,097 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, IA19011D0000001 344 224 193 243 221 220 1,101 
Jones County, IA19105D0000001 120 191 218 194 216 203 1,022 
Linn County, IA19113D0000001 1,332 1,617 1,650 1,681 1,637 1,659 8,244 
Total D0000001 1,796 2,032 2,061 2,118 2,074 2,082 10,367 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, IA19011NC000001 -48 66 56 46 63 82 313 
Jones County, IA19105NC000001 112 19 -18 10 14 21 46 
Linn County, IA19113NC000001 1,716 1,016 1,121 1,027 1,127 1,080 5,371 
Total NC000001 1,780 1,101 1,159 1,083 1,204 1,183 5,730 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, IA19011MI000001 0 5 5 6 6 6 28 
Jones County, IA19105MI000001 0 3 7 7 8 8 33 
Linn County, IA19113MI000001 248 279 322 341 386 386 1,714 
Total MI000001 248 287 334 354 400 400 1,775 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, IA19011MD000001 -32 6 -344 -181 -118 -90 -727 
Jones County, IA19105MD000001 60 45 -124 -99 -5 -70 -253 
Linn County, IA19113MD000001 -144 1,053 -136 -494 282 491 1,196 
Total MD000001 -116 1,104 -604 -774 159 331 216 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, IA19011MN000001 -32 11 -339 -175 -112 -84 -699 
Jones County, IA19105MN000001 60 48 -117 -92 3 -62 -220 
Linn County, IA19113MN000001 104 1,332 186 -153 668 877 2,910 
Total MN000001 132 1,391 -270 -420 559 731 1,991 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Benton County, IA19011GQ000001 313 309 317 306 290 289 -24 -7.67
Jones County, IA19105GQ000001 1,304 1,389 1,304 1,186 1,243 1,247 -57 -4.37
Linn County, IA19113GQ000001 5,166 5,295 5,261 5,168 5,087 5,081 -85 -1.65
Total GQ000001 6,783 6,993 6,882 6,660 6,620 6,617 -166 -2.45

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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