Fort Dodge, Iowa Demographics

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

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

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
	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
	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
	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