Bremer County, IA

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2024 Population

25,204

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.04% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.33%

2.11% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$86,784

4.13% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$219,600

5.98% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

12,903

1.71% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Bremer County, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Bremer County, IA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bremer County, IA are Wartburg College (417 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Bremer County, IA was $219,600, and the homeownership rate was 79.7%.

Most people in Bremer County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Bremer County, IA was 2 cars per household.

Bremer County, IA borders Black Hawk County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Butler County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Fayette County, IA, and Floyd County, IA.

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Population & Diversity

Bremer County, IA is home to a population of 25.2k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.42% of Bremer County, IA residents were born outside of the country (359 people).

In 2024, there were 51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.3k people) in Bremer County, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 456 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 304 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Bremer County, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bremer County, IA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bremer County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bremer County, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
23.3k ± 196
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
456 ± 78
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
304 ± 64

2.09%

Hispanic Population

528 people

2.09% of the people in Bremer County, IA are hispanic (528 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bremer County, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,808 ± 5,046 people
India
12,283 ± 2,716 people
China
7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

Foreign-Born Population

1.42%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

359 people

1.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

354 people

As of 2024, 1.42% of Bremer County, IA residents (359 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bremer County, IA was 1.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bremer County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
482 ± 99
Gulf War (2001-)
175 ± 65
Gulf War (1990s)
132 ± 58

Bremer County, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.75 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bremer County, IA.

Economy

The economy of Bremer County, IA employs 12.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bremer County, IA were Manufacturing (2,321 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,927 people), and Educational Services (1,875 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($92,143), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,313), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,446).

Employment

Occupations

12.9k

2024 Value

± 641

1.71%

1 Year growth

± 6.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bremer County, IA grew at a rate of 1.71%, from 12.7k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bremer County, IA, are Management Occupations (1,643 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,337 people), and Production Occupations (1,222 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bremer County, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

12.9k

2024 Value

± 641

1.71%

1 Year growth

± 6.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bremer County, IA grew at a rate of 1.71%, from 12.7k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bremer County, IA, are Manufacturing (2,321 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,927 people), and Educational Services (1,875 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bremer County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Bremer County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,248

Median earning men ± $1,980

$39,647

Median earning women ± $2,380

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,635), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,576), and Public Administration ($81,139).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,363), and Wholesale Trade ($49,167).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

57
Other Services (except Public Administration)
38
Construction
29
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$88.1k
Manufacturing
$82.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$51.1k
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bremer County, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Bremer County, IA awarded 417 degrees. The student population of Bremer County, IA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 757 male students and 715 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bremer County, IA are White (330 and 87.1%), Hispanic or Latino (14 and 3.69%), Black or African American (14 and 3.69%), and Two or More Races (10 and 2.64%).

The largest universities in Bremer County, IA by number of degrees awarded are Wartburg College (417 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bremer County, IA are General Business (57 and 13.7%), General Biological Sciences (29 and 6.95%), and General Psychology (28 and 6.71%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $48,490.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Bremer County, IA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 99.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,472 (51.4% men and 48.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,472 students enrolled in Bremer County, IA, 51.4% men and 48.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,182 records, of which 50.2% were women and 49.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
57 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
29 degrees awarded
General Psychology
28 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bremer County, IA was General Business with 57 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bremer County, IA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Wartburg College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

417 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wartburg College with 417 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 167 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bremer County, IA, which is 0.668 times less than the 250 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 330 degrees mean that there were 23.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 14 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($48,490) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,550) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,100) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bremer County, IA was $219,600 in 2024, which is 0.66 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $207,200 to $219,600, a 5.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Bremer County, IA is 79.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bremer County, IA have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bremer County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 7.99% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bremer County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.612%.

Housing

Property

$219,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,757

$7,740

Median Property Taxes

±$393

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bremer County, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bremer County, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79.7%

Homeownership

2024

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.7% of the housing units in Bremer County, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bremer County, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,784

Median Household Income

± $2,629

9.72k

Number of Households

± 513

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.72k households in Bremer County, IA grew to $86,784 from the previous year's value of $83,343.

The following chart displays the households in Bremer County, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bremer County, IA is from Iowa.

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (7.09%)

In 2024, 75% of workers in Bremer County, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.09%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bremer County, IA have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.19% of the workforce in Bremer County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bremer County, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bremer County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bremer County, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 7.99% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bremer County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.612%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

7.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bremer County, IA (1.74k out of 23.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bremer County, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 6.6% of the children was living in poverty in Bremer County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 378 in Bremer County, IA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 18.3 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

97.8% of the population of Bremer County, IA has health coverage, with 57.3% on employee plans, 11.1% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0.756% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bremer County, IA see 2,090 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,090 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1684 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 527 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,090 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bremer County, IA

Primary care physicians in Bremer County, IA see an average of 2,090 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,090 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bremer County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.24%

Uninsured

57.3%

Employer Coverage

11.1%

Medicaid

15.6%

Medicare

12.9%

Non-Group

0.756%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bremer County, IA grew by 2.06% from 2.19% to 2.24%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bremer County, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 41.2 in Bremer County, IA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bremer County, IA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.5% in Bremer County, IA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bremer County, IA.