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Bremer County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Bremer County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bremer County is a small Iowa county of 25,118 residents with a 3.6% unemployment rate and a median household income of $86,784, well above typical rural benchmarks. The workforce of roughly 16,500 active participants carries a 65.6% labor force participation rate, with 35.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 95.9% completing high school. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $207,200 and median gross rent of $844/month—while an 80.8% homeownership rate and modest 1.4% population growth over five years reflect a stable, established residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

25,118

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$86,784

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.4% since 2018

Bremer County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,332 (92.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race493 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races462 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone382 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone289 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone226 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish288
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic117
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island63
  4. 4.Other Indo-European34
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic22

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,233

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,239

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,192

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,802
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,321
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,217
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services889
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing816

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,473
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,415
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,233
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,756
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,026

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.12×)631
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.86×)2,345
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.23×)3,649
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.11×)324
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.93×)787

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$207,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$844/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,207 (15.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,114 (14.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999930 (12.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999727 (9.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999604 (7.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999583 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,239

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,504 (75.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,435 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled899 (7.1%)
  • Walked754 (5.9%)
  • Other31 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle30 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.