Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
13% of residents are under 18 in Bertram, below both Iowa’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Bertram. Bertram Bridge and Beach School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bertram has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Bertram beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 96 in 1920, 269 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1887 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bertram, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bertram.
Here, 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 31% in Iowa as a whole.
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7 points. Across Iowa, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Bertram | IA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.4% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.2% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.1% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college | 30% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.7% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Among 141 Iowa towns, just 8 have a higher home-ownership rate than Bertram. Values rose 5.2% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bertram’s typical household income stands at $87,000, above the Iowa town median ($69,000) and near the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Employers in Bertram added 22 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 80. Also worth knowing: its mean commuting time stands at 21 minutes. The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (40%), Marion (15%) and Hiawatha (5%).
| Bertram | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 12° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Bertram, 15% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Only 6 of the 141 Iowa towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Bertram. This Iowa town does better than the Iowa average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| Bertram | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bertram | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 12% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.8% | 9.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On expected storm and flood damage, Bertram sits below 58% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2020. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 46% come from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Bertram’s trail density stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Bertram | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trolley Corridor | 0.7 mi | 9 |
| 2. Bertram City Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bertram. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaKinnick Stadium
22 mi MuseumHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
7 mi MuseumNational Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
20 mi Stadium & arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
21 mi National Historic SiteHerbert Hoover National Historic Site107K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumMuseum of Art Cedar RapidsKinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Bertram
About 4 of every 100 Bertram residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
Where Bertram’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Iowa, United States
Bertram is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 269 at the 2020 census. Bertram is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Bertram has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
