Fremont County, Iowa Demographics

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

Fremont 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
    Less healthy than 82% of counties in Iowa
  • C
    Income Below average
  • D
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Fremont County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Population 6,514 3,204,793 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 12.6 57.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.93% 0.41% 0.59%
Median age 47.7 36.8 37.3
Households 2,823 1,308,457 130,235,071

Population in Fremont County declined by 13.0% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 6,514 in 2024.

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Fremont County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 23.0% of residents. That is 4.1 points above Iowa as a whole.

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 50.0% of the people living in Fremont County and men 50.0%.

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Economy

Fremont County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric Fremont County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $71,585 $75,133 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 3.83% 3.99% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.0% 3.6% 5.2%

The median household income in Fremont County is about 5% lower than in Iowa.

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Housing

Metric Fremont County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $152,500 $153,425 $248,835
Median rent $745 $971 $1,407
Homeownership rate 78.3% 71.7% 65.2%

The median home price in Fremont County is about 17.1 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $745 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Fremont County spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 154 hours, about 6.4 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Fremont County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 18.4 17.0 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 36.9 33.9 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 154 141 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,766 $4,382 $5,790
Work from home 8.1% 11.3% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 2,874 4,993 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 238 606 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 Fremont County is 18 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

Fremont County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Fremont County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 18.5% 27.9% 31.6%
Average household size 2.27 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

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

Metric Fremont County Iowa Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 77.5 79.2 78.3
Self-rated poor health 14.3% 13.6% 16.3%
Smokers 18.1% 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Fremont County, Iowa.

How many people live in Fremont County, Iowa?

About 6,514 people live in Fremont County, Iowa, in 2,823 households of 2.3 people on average. The median age is 47.7, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 10 years.

Is Fremont County, Iowa mostly urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Fremont County, Iowa has 13 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 15% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Fremont County, Iowa?

The median home costs 2.1 times the median household income ($152,500 against $71,585), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $745 a month takes about 12% 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 Fremont County, Iowa?

Unemployment in Fremont County, Iowa is only 1.0%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

How common is a college degree in Fremont County, Iowa?

18.5% of adults in Fremont County, Iowa hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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