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Fremont County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Fremont County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Fremont County is a small rural Iowa county of 6,570 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $49,109 and median household income of $71,621, set against notably low housing costs — median home value of $147,500 and median gross rent of $753/month. The workforce is largely high-school educated (95.0% HS or higher, 21.1% bachelor's or higher), with a 1.0% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $45,660, though labor force participation sits at 58.7% against a median age of 46.8. The county has shed 5.7% of its population over five years, and an 80.8% homeownership rate alongside a 7.6% poverty rate point to a settled, lower-density community with modest but stable household finances.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

6,570

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,621

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.7% since 2018

Fremont County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,990 (92.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race275 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races175 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone39 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone20 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone10 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish99
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island13
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic5
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

410

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,109

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,761

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance647
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)369
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining348
  4. 4.Construction (Group)305
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)300

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,083
  2. 2.Service Occupations597
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations532
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations451
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations424

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.16×)351
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.47×)213
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.27×)387
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.24×)264
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.07×)193

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$753/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999295 (13.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999287 (13.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999220 (10.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999181 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999169 (7.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999146 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,660

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,473 (80.7%)
  • Worked At Home248 (8.1%)
  • Carpooled198 (6.5%)
  • Walked134 (4.4%)
  • Other11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.