Bremer County, Iowa

Bremer County has a population of 25,204 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $219,600, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $86,784.

Home price
$219,600
Income
$86,784
Population
25,204
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$219,600county
Median gross rent$921county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198067.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$978county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$745county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,290county
Home insurance / yr$2,902(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.7(statewide)
Median household income$86,784county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate7.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.3%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government14.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.5%county
Economic output per resident$62,717county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.29%county
Top state income tax3.80%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.80%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.94%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12006county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station95 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.2%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment4883county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible20.8%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.3%county
Frequent mental distress14.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population25,204county
Land area in square miles435county
People per square mile of land57.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age39.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person26.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents188county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in683county
Households that moved away675county
Average income of arriving households$59,407county
Average income of departing households$59,859county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year46county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings17.4%county
Violent crime rate243(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.90 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing141 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days158 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use1,069 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.9%county
Homes heated by propane20.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk33.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.2county
Landslide risk24.3county
Hail risk69.2county
Earthquake risk14.3county
Tornado risk52.3county
Tropical cyclone risk8.4county
Extreme heat risk18.4county
Winter weather risk52.6county
Strong wind risk50.2county
Wildfire risk22.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bremer County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Iowa figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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