COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Fremont County

Iowa · 8,226 residents · 511 sq mi

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With 8,226 people, Fremont County is a county in Iowa. At a median age of 38.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $32,000. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $262 a month. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,226

+3%vs 2000

vs 8,010 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

511 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(516)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(610)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(667)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(550)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(294)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(1,030)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,140)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(784)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(860)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(921)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(670)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(184)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,948

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,345 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,674

−41%vs 2000

vs $18,081 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,000

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$262

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $391 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.3%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

27.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(7,758)

Black0%(3)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(174)

Asian0.2%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(8,150)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(92)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0.8%(63)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(182)

Puerto Rican0.1%(6)

Central American0.1%(4)

Guatemalan0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Laotian0.2%(10)

Ancestry

German31.1%(2,025)

Irish13.7%(894)

English13%(845)

American7.2%(471)

Polish2%(131)

French1.9%(125)

Italian1.9%(121)

Swedish1.8%(120)

Scottish1.5%(97)

Dutch1.4%(92)

Norwegian1.3%(82)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(75)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.8%(52)

Czech0.7%(43)

Danish0.6%(37)

French Canadian0.4%(23)

British0.3%(19)

Russian0.2%(13)

Swiss0.2%(12)

Subsaharan African0.2%(10)

Canadian0.1%(7)

Slovak0.1%(6)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

Serbian0.1%(5)

Greek0.1%(4)

Portuguese0.1%(4)

Finnish0%(2)

Hungarian0%(2)

Belgian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.7%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.5 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married27.6%(746)

Married59.2%(1,601)

Widowed3%(80)

Divorced10.3%(278)

Women 15+

Never married18.6%(505)

Married59.1%(1,600)

Widowed9.6%(261)

Divorced12.7%(343)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.0%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.8%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% 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)21%(86)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(94)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(156)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 410 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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