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Bremer County, Iowa

Bremer County had 25,328 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 435.5 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 99 in Iowa by population and 82nd by land area.

Population
25,328
#26 of 99 in Iowa · #1,612 in US
Area
435.5 sq mi
#82 of 99 in Iowa · #2,327 in US
Density
58 / sq mi
#20 of 99 in Iowa · #1,328 in US
Median household income
$79,410
#13 of 99 in Iowa · #497 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bremer County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Bremer County population, land area and income

Bremer County had 25,328 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 435.5 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 99 in Iowa by population and 82nd by land area. That works out to 58.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents; Bremer County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $79,410 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

25,328

3144th1st

1612th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

435 sq mi

3144th1st

2327th of 3,144 (US)

Density

58.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1328th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$79,410

3143rd1st

497th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

25,328

99th1st

26th of 99 (IA)

Land area

435 sq mi

99th1st

82nd of 99 (IA)

Density

58.2 / sq mi

99th1st

20th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$79,410

99th1st

13th of 99 (IA)

How Bremer County's population changed since 2020

Bremer County gained 321 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.3%. That ranks 16th of 99 in Iowa for growth. The median Iowa county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bremer County recorded 1,015 births and 1,114 deaths, a natural change of -99. Net international migration added +106 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +340. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 340 people.

25.0k202025.1k202125.3k202225.3k202325.3k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,015
Deaths
1,114
Net international migration
+106
Net domestic migration
+340
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+24

Where Bremer County is

The Census internal point of Bremer County is at 42.780900, -92.327400. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Iowa's 99 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bremer County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Monroe County: -2.9%Worth County: -1.7%Buena Vista County: +0.0%Jasper County: +0.8%Van Buren County: -0.0%Hardin County: -2.2%Ida County: -3.1%Marshall County: +0.8%Fayette County: -1.5%Ringgold County: -0.8%Wapello County: +1.0%Webster County: -0.2%Adams County: -2.8%Buchanan County: +0.6%Cerro Gordo County: -1.2%Lucas County: +1.6%Emmet County: -1.9%Floyd County: -3.8%Crawford County: -0.7%Linn County: +0.6%Montgomery County: -2.6%Polk County: +4.7%Cherokee County: +0.0%Bremer County: +1.3%Grundy County: +0.5%Adair County: -0.8%Cedar County: -1.4%Story County: +3.9%Mahaska County: -0.6%Davis County: +0.9%Clay County: +0.8%Johnson County: +4.6%Greene County: -1.0%Palo Alto County: -2.0%Benton County: +1.0%Cass County: -0.7%Wright County: -1.5%Audubon County: -2.1%Henry County: -5.3%Boone County: +0.1%Appanoose County: -1.4%Washington County: +0.4%Chickasaw County: -2.2%Poweshiek County: -0.9%Osceola County: -2.6%Wayne County: +1.8%Mitchell County: +0.4%Jefferson County: +0.5%Union County: -1.4%Butler County: -1.2%Hancock County: -1.3%Marion County: +1.9%Delaware County: +0.9%Humboldt County: +0.2%Sioux County: +1.8%Des Moines County: -1.1%O'Brien County: +0.8%Clayton County: -0.6%Black Hawk County: +1.0%Winnebago County: -2.6%Harrison County: +0.4%Decatur County: -1.0%Pocahontas County: -0.9%Lyon County: +3.8%Iowa County: -1.4%Franklin County: +0.3%Dickinson County: +2.2%Madison County: +3.2%Allamakee County: +0.8%Jones County: +2.2%Carroll County: -1.6%Kossuth County: -2.6%Hamilton County: -1.0%Howard County: -1.4%Page County: -1.1%Guthrie County: +1.5%Tama County: -1.8%Monona County: -3.6%Clarke County: -2.1%Lee County: -3.4%Mills County: +2.1%Sac County: -2.7%Scott County: +0.6%Keokuk County: -1.6%Jackson County: -0.3%Warren County: +7.1%Calhoun County: -1.9%Shelby County: +0.8%Fremont County: -1.1%Dubuque County: -0.1%Louisa County: -1.8%Taylor County: -0.6%Woodbury County: +1.2%Clinton County: -0.9%Winneshiek County: -1.6%Pottawattamie County: -0.1%Plymouth County: +0.5%Muscatine County: -2.4%Dallas County: +14.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.0%
  4. < +0.9%
  5. ≥ +0.9%
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Orange pin: Bremer County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
42.780900, -92.327400
DMS
42°46'51.24"N 92°19'38.64"W
UTM
15N 555017.0E 4736703.9N
Geohash
9zw77h10z
Plus code
86J9QMJF+92

Towns in Bremer County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bremer County, 16,698 people together, or 66% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bremer County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Waverly with 10,576.

  1. 01Waverly10,576
  2. 02Sumner (part)2,021
  3. 03Denver1,955
  4. 04Tripoli1,208
  5. 05Janesville (part)938
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bremer County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Bremer County. The most populous is Black Hawk County, IA, with 132,348 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 105.0 miles SW of Bremer County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA (population 137,904), 65.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Waverly, IA (population 10,576), 8.3 miles away.

Bremer County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bremer County is 19017: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $79,410.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bremer County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 25,328. That is up 321 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,007.

What is the FIPS code of Bremer County?

19017. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bremer County?

Waverly, with 10,576 residents inside Bremer County in 2024.

Which counties border Bremer County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Black Hawk County, IA; Buchanan County, IA; Fayette County, IA; Floyd County, IA; Butler County, IA; Chickasaw County, IA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.