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Fort Dodge, IA Micro Area

36,886 Population
715.7 square miles 51.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,947 ±$1,642 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,975 ±$4,434 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.9% ±1.8% (4,383  ±613) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.2 minutes ±1.6 (337,900  ±29,753) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

15,375 ±369 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (34,054  ±122) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.2% ±1.9% (456  ±141) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

17,082 ±72 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$153,800 ±$5,022 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.1% ±1.8% (5,510  ±668.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93% ±3.3% (23,050  ±831.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22% ±1.7% (5,457  ±426.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3% (1,119  ±278) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±0.9% (1,695  ±246) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,695 Total veterans ±246 1,527 Male ±212 168 Female ±105

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