Bremer County, Iowa Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Bremer County, IA Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Healthier than 95% of counties in Iowa
  • B
    Income Around average
    Wealthier than 92% of counties in Iowa
  • C
    Education Below average
    Better educated than 92% of counties in Iowa

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Bremer County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Population 25,204 3,204,793 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 57.4 57.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.27% 0.41% 0.59%
Median age 37.2 36.8 37.3
Households 9,716 1,308,457 130,235,071

Population in Bremer County grew by 7.2% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 25,204 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Bremer County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 22.3% of residents. That is about the same share as Iowa.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Iowa, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 50.5% of the people living in Bremer County and men 49.5%.

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Economy

Bremer County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Bremer County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $86,476 $75,133 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 3.66% 3.99% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 3.3% 3.6% 5.2%

The median household income in Bremer County is about 15% higher than in Iowa.

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Housing

Metric Bremer County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $18,484 $153,425 $248,835
Median rent $921 $971 $1,407
Homeownership rate 79.7% 71.7% 65.2%

The median home price in Bremer County is about 1.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $921 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Bremer County spend about 40 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 168 hours, about 7.0 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Bremer County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 20.1 17.0 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 40.3 33.9 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 168 141 187
Estimated yearly cost $5,201 $4,382 $5,790
Work from home 11.3% 11.3% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 3,757 4,993 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 455 606 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Iowa: Sioux County (10.1 min), Union County (10.4 min), Cass County (10.6 min).
Slowest: Monroe County (30.4 min), Madison County (30.1 min), Mills County (26.7 min).

The average commute time in Bremer County is 20 minutes, longer than the 17 minutes in Iowa.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Bremer County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric Bremer County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 30.0% 27.9% 31.6%
Average household size 2.44 2.37 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Iowa: Johnson County (0.4), Dallas County (0.4), Story County (0.4).
Lowest: Crawford County (0.2), Wayne County (0.2), Louisa County (0.2).

Health

Bremer County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Bremer County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 81.0 79.2 78.3
Self-rated poor health 10.9% 13.6% 16.3%
Smokers 14.8% 17.6% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Iowa: Johnson County (0.8), Story County (0.8), Winneshiek County (0.8).
Lowest: Davis County (0.8), Wayne County (0.8), Appanoose County (0.8).

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Bremer County, IA Compared With Nearby Counties

How Bremer County, IA compares with the 1 counties closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Bremer County, IA 25,204 $86,476 #1/2 $18,484 #2/2 20.1 min #2/2
Black Hawk County, IA 130,985 $66,338 $87,001 13.9 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Bremer County, Iowa.

How big is Bremer County, Iowa by population?

About 25,204 people live in Bremer County, Iowa, in 9,716 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 37.2, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.

Is Bremer County, Iowa urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Bremer County, Iowa has 57 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 66% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Bremer County, Iowa?

The median home costs 0.2 times the median household income ($18,484 against $86,476), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $921 a month takes about 13% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is it hard to find a job in Bremer County, Iowa?

Unemployment in Bremer County, Iowa is only 3.3%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

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