CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fremont

Iowa · 707 residents · 1.06 sq mi

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Fremont is home to 707 people in Iowa. The typical home is worth $27,500. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The median age is 37.5, about 5 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $269 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

707

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 704 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

+3%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.06 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024924

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(58)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(47)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(30)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(101)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(117)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(48)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(57)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.6%(89)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(51)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.7%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,750

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,367

−33%vs 2000

vs $16,925 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,500

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $368 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(699)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(702)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American4.8%(44)

Guatemalan4.8%(44)

Mexican1.8%(17)

Ancestry

English12.3%(114)

German12.1%(112)

Irish9.1%(84)

American5.5%(51)

Dutch4.7%(43)

Swedish2.9%(27)

Subsaharan African1.3%(12)

Welsh1.2%(11)

Greek1.1%(10)

Polish1.1%(10)

Italian0.9%(8)

Russian0.8%(7)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.5%(5)

French0.2%(2)

Norwegian0.2%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 15.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.6%(69)

Married66.1%(211)

Widowed2.8%(9)

Divorced9.4%(30)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(94)

Married51.5%(168)

Widowed12.3%(40)

Divorced7.4%(24)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−13.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.9%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)32.1%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.7%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.1%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 28 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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