Blue Rapids vs Bremen

A side-by-side comparison of Blue Rapids and Bremen: population, income, housing, and more.

Blue Rapids and Bremen are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Blue Rapids has the higher population (918 vs 202 in Bremen). Bremen has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $51,136 in Blue Rapids). Since 2019, Bremen's population has grown faster (+348.9% vs -26.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Rapids	Bremen
Population	918	202
Median age	46.4 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,136	$250,001
Median home value	$55,200	—
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	452	63
Homeownership rate	80.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Rapids	Bremen
Population	1,247 → 918 (-26.4%)	45 → 202 (+348.9%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $51,136 (+4.0%)	$58,750 → $250,001 (+325.5%)
Median home value	$80,900 → $55,200 (-31.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$599 → $775 (+29.4%)	—

Blue Rapids

Population

1,247918

Median household income

$49,167$51,136

Median home value

$80,900$55,200

Median gross rent

$599$775

Bremen

Population

45202

Median household income

$58,750$250,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Rapids	Bremen
Under 5	3.3%	37.6%
5 to 17	13.5%	4.0%
18 to 24	12.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	29.7%
35 to 44	9.5%	6.4%
45 to 54	14.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	20.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	2.0%
75 and over	14.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Rapids	Bremen
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Rapids	Bremen
No high school diploma	13.7%	17.8%
High school graduate	36.7%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Rapids	Bremen
Drove alone	89.5%	71.9%
Carpooled	9.0%	28.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Rapids	Bremen
1-unit, detached	78.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blue Rapids	Bremen
Poverty rate	8.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.11	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1953	1990