Bremer County, IA Demographic Data
Bremer County, IA Summary
Bremer County is located in Iowa
- Population: 24,375
- Area: 439.40 sq. miles
- Land Area: 435.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.93 sq. miles
- Population Density: 55.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,049.87 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bremer County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,492
51%
50.8
Male
12,171
49%
49.2
Total Population
24,663
323,128,000
Bremer County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,383
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,630
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,438
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,069
8.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,969
8.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,658
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,779
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,077
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,503
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,594
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,413
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,423
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
727
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,233
78.0%
77.2
Female
9,852
51.2%
51.3
Male
9,381
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,753
72.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,529
22.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,563
18.5%
15.2
Female
2,529
55.4%
55.8
Male
2,034
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Bremer County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,448
99.1%
96.8
White
23,758
96.3%
72.6
Black or African American
265
1.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
60
0.2%
0.8
Asian
216
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
54
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
10
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
15
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
18
0.1%
0.2
Korean
27
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
11
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
81
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
39
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
39
0.2%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
110
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
215
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
339
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
230
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
103
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,324
98.6%
82.2
Bremer County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
311
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
448
2.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,580
34.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,298
20.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,032
12.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,254
20.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,251
7.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
759
4.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,415
95.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,505
27.8%
31.2
Bremer County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,620
27.8%
33.7%
Now Married
11,601
57.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,360
6.7%
11.0%
Separated
234
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,397
6.9
5.8%
Bremer County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,658
97.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
622
2.7%
21.6%
Spanish
201
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
207
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
140
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
74
0.3%
1.1%
Bremer County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
452
4.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
332
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
865
9.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
716
7.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,123
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,917
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,480
15.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,637
17.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
459
4.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
362
3.9%
6.4
Median household income
64,264
57,617
Per capita income
31,001
31,128
Bremer County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
616
4.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
543
4.2%
9.8
Construction
712
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,578
27.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,008
7.8%
6.6
Information
156
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,615
20.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
618
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
639
4.9%
11.4
Public administration
350
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
1,479
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
382
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
267
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,192
9.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,579
35.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,109
16.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,052
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,031
15.7%
18.1%
Bremer County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,782
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,263
80.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
775
6.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
36
0.3%
5.1
Walked
1,020
8.0%
2.7
Other means
83
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
605
4.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.8
26.6
Bremer County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
314
3.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,258
24.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,848
41.2%
37.1
3 or more
2,923
31.3%
21.0
Bremer County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,343
92.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,536
80.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,807
19.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
793
7.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Bremer County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,136
1 room
60
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
136
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
441
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,140
11.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,543
15.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,750
17.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,774
17.5%
12.0
8 rooms
1,174
11.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,118
20.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Bremer County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,136
1-unit, detached
8,456
83.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
221
2.2%
5.9
2-units
239
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
361
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
274
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
140
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
236
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
209
2.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bremer County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,242
32.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
469
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,092
10.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,125
11.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,735
17.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
551
5.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
754
7.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
959
9.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
178
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
31
0.3%
1.4%
Bremer County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,535
59.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,044
21.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,348
14.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
71
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
238
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
70
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
37
0.4%
1.1
Bremer County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,475
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
104
2.3%
10.3%
Less than $500
115
2.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
118
2.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
320
7.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
847
18.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,360
30.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,611
36.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,356
52.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
836
18.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
470
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
265
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
543
12.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Bremer County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,606
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
0.3%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
24
1.5%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
156
9.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
503
31.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
918
57.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
201
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
588
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
492
30.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
211
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
159
9.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
173
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
114
7.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
450
28.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
208
0.0%
0.0%
Bremer County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,536
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
489
6.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,261
16.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,895
25.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,522
20.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,482
19.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
703
9.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
151
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
33
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
153,200
205,000
