COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bremer County

Iowa · 22,813 residents · 435 sq mi

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With 22,813 people, Bremer County is a county in Iowa. Median home value sits at $45,900. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Median rent is $288 a month. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.2% of people here.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,813

−2%vs 2000

vs 23,325 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

435 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,378)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,678)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,708)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(1,903)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(1,756)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(2,911)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(3,226)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(2,482)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(1,965)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(1,970)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(1,324)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(512)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,326

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,826 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,626

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,199 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.2%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,900

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $400 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(22,836)

Black0.5%(110)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(130)

Asian0.5%(115)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(22,622)

Black0.3%(73)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(91)

Asian0.4%(96)

Other0.1%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(234)

Puerto Rican0.4%(90)

South American0.3%(83)

Colombian0.3%(66)

Central American0.2%(48)

Guatemalan0.2%(39)

Venezuelan0.1%(17)

Salvadoran0%(9)

Dominican0%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(60)

Korean0.2%(40)

Thai0.1%(34)

Cambodian0.1%(23)

Japanese0.1%(21)

Chinese0.1%(14)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(23)

Chamorro0.1%(13)

Ancestry

German46.8%(11,792)

Irish13%(3,281)

English10.1%(2,536)

American6.3%(1,584)

Norwegian5%(1,271)

Dutch1.7%(437)

Swedish1.3%(325)

Scottish1.1%(288)

Polish1%(261)

Danish1%(256)

French1%(241)

Czech0.9%(236)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.9%(223)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(214)

French Canadian0.7%(170)

Welsh0.5%(114)

Austrian0.3%(82)

British0.3%(75)

Hungarian0.3%(71)

Croatian0.3%(67)

Subsaharan African0.2%(53)

Swiss0.2%(51)

Russian0.2%(47)

West Indian0.1%(30)

Slovene0.1%(28)

Greek0.1%(27)

Jamaican0.1%(27)

Ukrainian0.1%(24)

Nigerian0.1%(13)

Finnish0%(11)

Slovak0%(11)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Belgian0%(6)

Bulgarian0%(6)

Armenian0%(4)

Canadian0%(2)

Kenyan0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.5%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+83%vs 2000

vs 12.6 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 married31.7%(3,226)

Married57%(5,795)

Widowed2.4%(244)

Divorced8.9%(904)

Women 15+

Never married28.3%(2,951)

Married56%(5,832)

Widowed7.6%(794)

Divorced8.1%(844)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 4.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 83.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% 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)14.2%(175)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(154)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.1%(495)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.9%(110)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,233 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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