Bremer County, IA

Bremer County, IA      
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 24,820 22,813 -8%
%White 99% 99% 0%
%Black 0% 0% 0%
%Hispanic 0% 0% 0%
%Under 18 29% 25% -4%
%65 years and over 13% 17% 4%
%Under 6 9% 7% -2%
%Foreign Born 0% 1% 1%
       
Education (% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 21% 13% -8%
% 9-11 years 8% 8% 1%
%Completed H.S. 44% 41% -3%
%Some College 14% 14% 1%
%Bachelors or Graduate Degree 14% 15% 1%
Persons over 25 14,000 14,390 3%
H.S. Dropout Rate 5% 3% -1%
       
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 10,611 10,809 2%
%Operators, Nonfarm Laborers and Service 34% 32% -2%
%Professional & Technical 12% 14% 2%
%Managers & Administrators 8% 10% 2%
%Sales Workers 10% 9% -1%
%Clerical 13% 14% 1%
%Craft Workers 12% 12% 0%
%Operators 16% 12% -4%
%Nonfarm Laborers 4% 5% 1%
%Service Workers 14% 15% 1%
%Farm Workers 11% 9% -2%
%Males Working less than 26 Weeks 29% 32% 3%
Males 16 and Over 8,946 8,493 -5%
       
Poverty and Welfare      
%Persons in Impoverished Families 8% 9% 2%
%Whites in Poverty 8% 9% 2%
%Blacks in Poverty   20% 20%
%Hispanics in Poverty 16% 4% -13%
%Households Receiving Welfare or PA 5% 5% 0%
       
Income      
Aggregate Income $152,377,475 $224,525,691 47%
Number of Families 6,593 6,242 -5%
Average Family Income $23,112 $35,970 56%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $118,033,320 $178,860,159 52%
Wage and Salary Households 6,238 5,896 -5%
Average Wage and Salary Income $18,922 $30,336 60%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $27,015,505 $23,379,862 -13%
Self-Employed Households 2,329 2,289 -2%
Average Self-Employed Income $11,600 $10,214 -12%
Aggregate Earned Income $140,915,190 $202,240,021 44%
Earned Income Households 6,961 6,466 -7%
Average Earned Income $20,244 $31,277 55%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,390 $3,517 47%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 930 389 -58%
Income of $5,000-9,999 1,310 896 -32%
Income of $10,000-14,999 1,193 930 -22%
Income of $15,000-24,999 2,599 1,596 -39%
Income of $25,000-49,999 2,068 3,261 58%
Income over $50,000 328 1,341 309%
       
       
Source: U.S. Census      
Last Update: 7/8/97