Statewide Claims to Fame

Fort Dodge is 11th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Fort Dodge is 16th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Fort Dodge is 17th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales

Fort Dodge is 17th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income below poverty line

Fort Dodge is 17th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Fort Dodge is 17th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Fort Dodge is 18th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Fort Dodge is 19th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Households

Fort Dodge is 20th in Iowa out of 75 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Fort Dodge is 20th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Housing units

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Fort Dodge Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 24,751 21st 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 16.1 21st 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,570.3 22nd 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Fort Dodge Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.1% 66th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.8% 66th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.2% 43rd 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Fort Dodge Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 86.0% 66th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.1% 51st 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Fort Dodge Rank Iowa US
Race - White 89.7% 61st 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 5.5% 11th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 17th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.8% 44th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 74th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.2% 22nd 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.0% 27th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 86.6% 58th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Fort Dodge Rank Iowa US
Female residents 48.7% 75th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.9% 41st 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Fort Dodge Rank Iowa US
Housing units 11,215 20th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 26.7% 17th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 10,653 19th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 61.4% 76th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $81,800 69th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.2 60th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Fort Dodge Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $22,257 53rd $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $38,015 68th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.1% 17th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Fort Dodge Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,934 20th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $531,736 17th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $21,133 16th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $58,697 18th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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