Fort Dodge, IA Demographic Data
Fort Dodge, IA Summary
Fort Dodge is located in Webster County in Iowa
- Population: 24,966
- Area: 16.31 sq. miles
- Land Area: 16.05 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.26 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,530.90 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,115.49 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fort Dodge, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,012
49%
50.8
Male
12,614
51%
49.2
Total Population
24,626
323,128,000
Fort Dodge, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,392
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,277
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,509
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,183
8.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,130
8.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,991
12.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,932
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,869
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,697
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,725
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,032
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,123
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
766
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,451
79.0%
77.2
Female
9,412
48.4%
51.3
Male
10,039
51.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,592
71.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,100
20.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,921
15.9%
15.2
Female
2,274
58.0%
55.8
Male
1,647
42.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Fort Dodge, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,306
98.7%
96.8
White
21,898
88.9%
72.6
Black or African American
1,560
6.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
99
0.4%
0.8
Asian
401
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
77
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
50
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
26
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
212
0.9%
0.4
Vietnamese
13
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
23
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
348
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
320
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,320
5.4%
17.8
Mexican
964
3.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
79
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
277
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,306
94.6%
82.2
Fort Dodge, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
569
3.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,033
6.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,096
31.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,630
22.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,132
13.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,629
16.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,046
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,602
9.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,533
90.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,675
22.8%
31.2
Fort Dodge, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,566
37.0%
33.7%
Now Married
7,852
38.4%
47.5
Divorced
3,029
14.8%
11.0%
Separated
312
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,689
8.3
5.8%
Fort Dodge, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,239
95.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
995
4.3%
21.6%
Spanish
494
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
107
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
301
1.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
93
0.4%
1.1%
Fort Dodge, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
729
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
891
9.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,621
16.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,269
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,506
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,435
14.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
952
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,008
10.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
230
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
170
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
38,658
57,617
Per capita income
22,302
31,128
Fort Dodge, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
165
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,147
10.6%
9.8
Construction
608
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,989
27.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
321
3.0%
6.6
Information
171
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,460
13.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
617
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
438
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
364
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,556
14.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
643
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
310
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,005
9.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,274
30.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,527
14.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,532
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,451
22.7%
18.1%
Fort Dodge, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,443
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,548
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
970
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
55
0.5%
5.1
Walked
319
3.1%
2.7
Other means
198
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
353
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.5
26.6
Fort Dodge, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
749
7.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,870
39.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,451
35.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,741
17.7%
21.0
Fort Dodge, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,811
87.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,053
61.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,758
38.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,370
12.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Fort Dodge, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,181
1 room
217
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
169
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
899
8.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,875
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,189
19.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,997
17.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,590
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,038
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,207
10.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fort Dodge, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,181
1-unit, detached
8,213
73.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
256
2.3%
5.9
2-units
388
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
459
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
751
6.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
300
2.7%
4.4
20 or more units
494
4.4%
9.0
Mobile home
320
2.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fort Dodge, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,733
33.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
748
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,100
18.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,373
12.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,381
12.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
467
4.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
624
5.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
624
5.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
98
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
33
0.3%
1.4%
Fort Dodge, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,916
80.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
121
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,627
16.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
38
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
25
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
79
0.8%
1.1
Fort Dodge, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,589
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
9
0.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
96
2.7%
10.3%
Less than $500
98
2.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
127
3.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
418
11.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,006
28.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,835
51.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,857
52.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
416
11.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
369
10.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
267
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
655
18.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
25
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Dodge, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,603
41,631,300
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
7
0.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
0.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
114
3.2%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
329
9.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
986
27.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,158
59.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
155
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
599
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
499
14.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
428
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
551
15.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
349
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
367
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,380
38.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
184
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Dodge, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,053
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
949
15.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,727
45.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,017
16.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
534
8.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
576
9.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
162
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
88
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,700
205,000