County population in 2016: 20,619 (48% urban, 52% rural); it was 17,731 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,561 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,615 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,416 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,284 (it was 1,004 in 2000)
% of renters here:
16%
State:
27%
Land area: 440 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 47 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Dodge County: 87.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (26.3%), Educational, health and social services (22.4%), Wholesale trade (10.3%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $71,307 ($47,437 in 1999)
This county:
$71,307
Minnesota:
$65,599
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $567 (lower quartile is $482, upper quartile is $741)
This county:
$567
State:
$830
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $179,173 (it was $99,200 in 2000)
Dodge:
$179,173
Minnesota:
$211,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,122 - $258,355 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,396 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $474
Institutionalized population: 97
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 48
Thefts: 120
Auto thefts: 7
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 49
Thefts: 166
Auto thefts: 17
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,003 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,771 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 6.0%
Dodge County:
6.0%
Minnesota:
9.9%
(5.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.6% for Black residents, 21.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.3% for other race residents, 12.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 37.9 years old
(Males: 37.3 years old, Females: 38.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.1 years old, Black residents: 25.2 years old, American Indian residents: 51.6 years old, Asian residents: 27.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.5 years old, Other race residents: 38.9 years old)
Area name: Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dodge County is $556 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $730 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $947 a month.
Current college students: 525 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 451 (34.7% naturalized citizens)
Dodge County:
2.2%
Whole state:
8.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 91
2000 to 2009: 155
1990 to 1999: 114
1980 to 1989: 88
1970 to 1979: 40
Before 1970: 62
Note: State values scaled to Dodge County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,612
One, attached: 245
Two: 93
3 or 4: 141
5 to 9: 186
10 to 19: 194
20 or more: 256
Mobile homes: 354
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Housing units in Dodge County with a mortgage: 4,276 (148 second mortgage, 551 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,048
Here:
66.7% with mortgage
State:
67.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Dodge County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
6,569
14
Catholic
3,819
5
Evangelical Protestant
3,379
18
Other
122
1
None
6,198
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Dodge County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Dodge County:
1.54 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Dodge County:
3.08 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:
3.90 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
This county:
6.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.98 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Dodge County:
6.6%
Minnesota:
6.5%
Adult obesity rate:
Dodge County:
28.3%
State:
25.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.6%
State:
13.0%
Agriculture in Dodge County:
Average size of farms: 335 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $156,150 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $282.65 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.63% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.61% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $138,572 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 86.44% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $110,176 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.38% Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.43 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 31.02% Corn for grain: 94388 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 302 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 85132 harvested acres Vegetables: 7,096 harvested acres Land in orchards: 21 acres
Earthquake activity:
Dodge County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 193.8 miles away from Dodge County center On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 204.1 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 326.5 miles away from the county center On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 267.4 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 463.5 miles away from Dodge County center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 442.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2014 to July 12, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4182: July 21, 2014, FEMA Id: 4182, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to October 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1941: October 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1941, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 18, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1717: August 23, 2007, FEMA Id: 1717, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1569: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1569, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
Minnesota Severe Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 17, 2000 to July 26, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1333: June 27, 2000, FEMA Id: 1333, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Minnesota Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 06, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-993: June 11, 1993, FEMA Id: 993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Minnesota Ice Storm, Incident Period: October 31, 1991 to November 29, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-929: December 26, 1991, FEMA Id: 929, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Hail, Flooding, Incident Period: July 08, 1978, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-560: July 08, 1978, FEMA Id: 560, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Dodge County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (12%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (37%)
Venezuela (16%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
Guatemala (12%)
Japan (8%)
Canada (4%)
Korea (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dodge County (%):
German (31%)
Norwegian (20%)
American (6%)
Irish (4%)
European (3%)
Czech (2%)
Dutch (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,993 (73.1%)
Carpooled: 750 (11.0%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0.4%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 55 (0.8%)
Bicycle: 16 (0.2%)
Walked: 164 (2.4%)
Worked at home: 860 (12.6%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Dodge County, Minnesota in 2000:
152 people in nursing homes
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
6 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Dodge County, Minnesota in 2010:
97 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
46 people in group homes intended for adults
6 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $61,635.
5.93% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,455 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.93%
Minnesota average:
6.51%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.68% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($30,035 average AGI)
1.25% relocated from other states ($7,419 average AGI)
Dodge County:
1.25%
Minnesota average:
1.96%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.71% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,681 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.71%
Minnesota average:
6.71%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.17% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($25,368 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($9,313 average AGI)
Dodge County:
1.54%
Minnesota average:
2.16%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dodge County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,525 (2,282 aged, 243 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 207 (3%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Dodge County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (146)
Unspecified dementia (131)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (126)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (54)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (47)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (34)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (34)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,587 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 556 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 51
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,619
In family households: 17,913 (3,033 male householders, 2,493 female householders)
4,457 spouses, 6,849 children (6,312 natural, 95 adopted, 451 stepchildren), 284 grandchildren, 113 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 168 other relatives, 383 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,520 (1,074 male householders (877 living alone)), 992 female householders (844 living alone)), 450 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 150
Size of family households: 2,457 2-persons, 1,039 3-persons, 1,154 4-persons, 464 5-persons, 308 6-persons, 102 7-or-more-persons.
3,994 married couples with children.
1,309 single-parent households (444 men, 865 women).
94.7% of residents of Dodge speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $72,607,000 ($3,751 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $858,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,756,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,382,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,403,000 Federal grants: $11,455,000 Federal procurement contracts: $849,000 ($61,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,762,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $699,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,537,000 Federal Government insurance: $50,990,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,497
Here:
76 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 610
Here:
31 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +103
Here:
+5 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +900
Here:
+46 per 1000 residents
State:
-3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Dodge County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.91 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.2
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.0
Year house built
2014 or later: 102
2010 to 2013: 204
2000 to 2009: 1,392
1990 to 1999: 1,184
1980 to 1989: 705
1970 to 1979: 1,306
1960 to 1969: 439
1950 to 1959: 579
1940 to 1949: 330
1939 or earlier: 1,881
Note: State values scaled to Dodge population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Dodge County, Minnesota
Note: State values scaled to Dodge County population
no vehicle: 90
1 vehicle: 1,048
2 vehicles: 2,635
3 vehicles: 1,615
4 vehicles: 682
5+ vehicles: 272
no vehicle: 114
1 vehicle: 597
2 vehicles: 428
3 vehicles: 97
4 vehicles: 53
5+ vehicles: 14
88% of Dodge County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Minnesota.
Dodge County:
88.2%
State average:
85.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,039
Other state: 3,989
Northeast: 232
Midwest: 2,477
South: 557
West: 723
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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