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Bertram, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Bertram is a Census city of 239 people across 1.53 square miles of land, in Linn County. Median household income is $86,786, 86.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bertram
What Bertram is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land156 plus or minus 35
- County holding the largest share of its areaLinn County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bertram
How many people live in Bertram
- Population239 plus or minus 54
- Median age54.3
- Population under 1830 plus or minus 16
- Share under 1812.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over89 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over37.2 percent
- Households106 plus or minus 28
- Family households82 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families77.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bertram
Income and work in Bertram
- Median household income$86,786 plus or minus $18,849
- Per capita income$52,363
- Civilian labor force127 plus or minus 35
- Employed127 plus or minus 35
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over190 plus or minus 46
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent plus or minus 32.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bertram
Housing in Bertram
- Housing units111 plus or minus 29
- Occupied units106 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 5
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied92 plus or minus 25
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate86.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$296,700 plus or minus $61,298
- Single family units111 plus or minus 29
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bertram
How Bertram gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute109 plus or minus 31
- Commuting under 15 minutes19 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more16 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.7 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone82.5 percent
- Carpooled1.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home13.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bertram
Flood risk in Bertram
- NFIP communityCity of Bertram
- NFIP community number190438
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/20/21
The City of Bertram participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190438 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Linn County, not Bertram
Linn County context, not Bertram figures
- Establishments in Linn County5,744
- Covered employment, Linn County125,917
- Average annual pay, Linn County$67,613
- Housing units permitted, Linn County1,024
Every figure in this section is published for Linn County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bertram.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bertram questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bertram, Iowa?
239, in 106 households. Bertram city covers 1.53 square miles of land, which is 156 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bertram in?
Linn County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bertram?
$86,786. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $296,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bertram in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bertram appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bertram, city of, community 190438, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bertram figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Linn County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bertram.
Is zoning published for Bertram?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.