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Dodge County, Wisconsin (WI)

County population in 2022: 88,282 (51% urban, 49% rural); it was 85,897 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 16,983
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,634
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 23,077
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,223 (it was 8,340 in 2000)
% of renters here:

27%
State:

32%

Land area: 882 sq. mi.

Water area: 24.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 100 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Dodge County: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.0%), Educational, health and social services (18.5%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 84%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Dodge County, WI (2022)
    • 77,81888.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5,3206.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2,6583.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,7672.0%Two or more races
    • 2410.3%Asian alone
    • 2150.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1390.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 1240.1%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

43.0 years
Wisconsin median age:

40.4 years
Males: 45,833  (51.9%)
Females: 42,449  (48.1%)
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Average household size:
Dodge County:

2.0 people
Wisconsin:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $67,762 ($45,190 in 1999)
This county:

$67,762
Wisconsin:

$70,996

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $779 (lower quartile is $647, upper quartile is $949)
This county:

$779
State:

$845


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $230,100 (it was $108,100 in 2000)
Dodge:

$230,100
Wisconsin:

$252,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $158,100 - $344,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $272,121
Here:

$272,121
State:

$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $256,767
Here:

$256,767
State:

$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $201,412
Here:

$201,412
State:

$203,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,678
Here:

$189,678
State:

$216,833

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,084
Here:

$177,084
State:

$280,537

Mobile homes: $51,673
Here:

$51,673
State:

$79,042

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,461
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $606

Institutionalized population: 5,895

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 31
  • Burglaries: 22
  • Thefts: 98
  • Auto thefts: 16

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 33
  • Burglaries: 19
  • Thefts: 101
  • Auto thefts: 15
Dodge County, WI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 118 buildings, average cost: $394,000
  • 2021: 126 buildings, average cost: $344,500
  • 2020: 120 buildings, average cost: $287,800
  • 2019: 111 buildings, average cost: $291,300
  • 2018: 122 buildings, average cost: $169,700
  • 2017: 190 buildings, average cost: $199,900
  • 2016: 91 buildings, average cost: $245,100
  • 2015: 101 buildings, average cost: $240,400
  • 2014: 91 buildings, average cost: $258,400
  • 2013: 87 buildings, average cost: $203,600
  • 2012: 85 buildings, average cost: $180,100
  • 2011: 79 buildings, average cost: $177,500
  • 2010: 80 buildings, average cost: $195,500
  • 2009: 89 buildings, average cost: $197,700
  • 2008: 140 buildings, average cost: $192,800
  • 2007: 199 buildings, average cost: $194,100
  • 2006: 260 buildings, average cost: $199,600
  • 2005: 304 buildings, average cost: $181,900
  • 2004: 411 buildings, average cost: $162,800
  • 2003: 344 buildings, average cost: $158,100
  • 2002: 331 buildings, average cost: $146,300
  • 2001: 308 buildings, average cost: $147,600
  • 2000: 320 buildings, average cost: $139,800
  • 1999: 294 buildings, average cost: $109,500
  • 1998: 350 buildings, average cost: $114,200
  • 1997: 339 buildings, average cost: $106,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Dodge, WI residents
Average permit cost in Dodge, WI

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,263 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,272 (1.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Dodge, WI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Dodge, WI in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Dodge, WI in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.8%
Dodge County:

8.8%
Wisconsin:

10.7%
(7.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.6% for Black residents, 16.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.0% for American Indian residents, 80.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 32.5% for other race residents, 10.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.0 years old
(Males: 41.6 years old, Females: 45.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.4 years old, Black residents: 32.0 years old, American Indian residents: 33.8 years old, Asian residents: 48.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.0 years old, Other race residents: 61.0 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dodge County is $513 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $618 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $782 a month.

Cities in this county include: Beaver Dam, Mayville, Horicon, Juneau, Ashippun, Lomira, Rubicon, Lebanon, Hubbard, Fox Lake.

Dodge County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Dodge County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.210 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.039 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 19.0 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.0 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Blaine County, Idaho , Brule County, South Dakota , Bonneville County, Idaho , Kewaunee County , Huron County, Michigan , Lapeer County, Michigan , Seneca County, New York .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Wisconsin:

2.7%

Unemployment by year in Dodge, WI
County total employment by year in Dodge, WI
County average yearly wages by year in Dodge, WI

Current college students: 2,735
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,309 (41.3% naturalized citizens)

Dodge County:

2.6%
Whole state:

5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 9312010 or later
  • 5632000 to 2009
  • 3851990 to 1999
  • 2521980 to 1989
  • 1801970 to 1979
  • 388Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Dodge County marital status for males Dodge County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 28,122
  • One, attached: 1,234
  • Two: 1,031
  • 3 or 4: 1,039
  • 5 to 9: 1,849
  • 10 to 19: 2,406
  • 20 to 49: 1,111
  • 50 or more: 268
  • Mobile homes: 1,351

Housing units in Dodge County with a mortgage: 15,860 (2,319 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,243 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 708

Here:

2.1% with mortgage
State:

96.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Dodge County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant18,75762
Catholic13,43713
Mainline Protestant12,36332
Other2652
Orthodox--
None43,937-
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: 13
Dodge County:

1.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
Dodge County:

3.76 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 60
This county:

6.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Dodge County:

7.3%
Wisconsin:

7.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Dodge County:

28.8%
State:

27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

8.1%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Dodge County:

Average size of farms: 205 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $90,888
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $172.89
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.13%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $73,532
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 76.84%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.16%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $111,569
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.45%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.69
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 38.97%
Corn for grain: 128434 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 9687 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 66445 harvested acres
Vegetables: 11,239 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 169 acres

Earthquake activity:

Dodge County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 14% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 345.9 miles away from Dodge County center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 135.5 miles away from the 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 320.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 345.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 100.5 miles away from Dodge County center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 185.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Wisconsin Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1966: April 05, 2011, FEMA Id: 1966, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2008 to July 25, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1768: June 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1768, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Wisconsin Snow, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3285: March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 3285, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2004 to July 03, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1526: June 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1526, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2000 to July 19, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1332: June 24, 2000, FEMA Id: 1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-994: July 02, 1993, FEMA Id: 994, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Wisconsin SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 10, 1986 to October 03, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-775: October 07, 1986, FEMA Id: 775, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought
  • 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Dodge County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Dodge

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 28,403 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled: 3,505 (9.3%)
  • Bus: 10 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 382 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 59 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,375 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 3,892 (10.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Manufacturing (15%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Manufacturing (18%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (17%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (8%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (42%)
  • Nicaragua (11%)
  • Albania (7%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Yemen (5%)
  • India (4%)
  • Germany (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Dodge County


  • German (55%)
  • American (6%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • English (3%)
  • Polish (3%)
  • Dutch (3%)
  • Norwegian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Dodge County, Wisconsin in 2010:

  • 4,390 people in state prisons
  • 1,007 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 496 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 167 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 88 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 24 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 18 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 2 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Dodge County, Wisconsin in 2000:

  • 4,079 people in state prisons
  • 1,114 people in nursing homes
  • 162 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 104 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 60 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 21 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in other group homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $70,374.

7.37% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.37%
Wisconsin average:

6.07%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.11% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($41,391 average AGI)
1.26% relocated from other states ($11,556 average AGI)
Dodge County:

1.26%
Wisconsin average:

2.19%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Jefferson County, WI  0.94% ($47,783 average AGI)
from Fond du Lac County, WI  0.81% ($51,664)
from Washington County, WI  0.75% ($51,043)
from Waukesha County, WI  0.66% ($56,947)
from Dane County, WI  0.64% ($54,933)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.59% ($41,068)
from Columbia County, WI  0.43% ($59,534)


6.79% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.79%
Wisconsin average:

6.10%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.49% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($40,227 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($11,171 average AGI)
Dodge County:

1.30%
Wisconsin average:

2.22%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Fond du Lac County, WI  1.01% ($49,767 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, WI  0.82% ($49,357)
to Washington County, WI  0.66% ($49,858)
to Dane County, WI  0.51% ($52,545)
to Waukesha County, WI  0.40% ($61,547)
to Columbia County, WI  0.31% ($43,553)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.29% ($41,275)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0

Births per 1000 population in Dodge County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Dodge County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Dodge County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dodge County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Dodge County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dodge County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dodge County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dodge County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Dodge County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,673 (12,069 aged, 1,604 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 552 (2%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Dodge County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,439)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,281)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (987)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (762)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (683)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (675)
  • Congestive heart failure (632)
  • Unspecified dementia (600)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (297)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (293)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.27
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,430
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 303
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32,632

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,111
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 989
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 42

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 100.3. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 46.0
  • Other - 54.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 88,282
  • Male householders: 18,719 (4,961 living alone), Female householders: 17,688 (6,008 living alone)
  • 18,830 spouses (18,830 opposite-sex spouses), 2,535 unmarried partners, (2,459 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 22,506 children (20,432 natural, 1,005 adopted, 1,069 stepchildren), 495 grandchildren, 478 brothers or sisters, 391 parents, 178 foster children, 818 other relatives, 1,474 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,170

Size of family households: 10,496 2-persons, 5,518 3-persons, 4,286 4-persons, 2,199 5-persons, 889 6-persons, 232 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,969 1-person, 1,669 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 21 4-persons.

12,372 married couples with children.
3,642 single-parent households (1,424 men, 2,218 women).

94.7% of residents of Dodge speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $266,808,000 ($3,030 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,519,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $139,694,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $57,895,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,570,000
Federal grants: $42,959,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,852,000 ($-66,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,837,000 ($1,401,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,735,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,507,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,930,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 4,992
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,634
Here:

53 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +202
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,762
Here:

+20 per 1000 residents
State:

+3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Dodge County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.1

Year house built in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • Year house built in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • 4192020 or later
  • 2,3172010 to 2019
  • 4,7602000 to 2009
  • 4,0921990 to 1999
  • 3,3691980 to 1989
  • 5,7821970 to 1979
  • 2,6161960 to 1969
  • 2,9661950 to 1959
  • 1,5511940 to 1949
  • 10,5391939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Dodge County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • 01 room
  • 332 rooms
  • 3243 rooms
  • 2,1774 rooms
  • 3,8415 rooms
  • 6,6136 rooms
  • 4,1947 rooms
  • 3,5548 rooms
  • 5,2809+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • 01 room
  • 6262 rooms
  • 1,6753 rooms
  • 3,1374 rooms
  • 2,1125 rooms
  • 1,1496 rooms
  • 8237 rooms
  • 4038 rooms
  • 4669+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dodge County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • 0no bedroom
  • 4381 bedroom
  • 3,6842 bedrooms
  • 14,3083 bedrooms
  • 5,8144 bedrooms
  • 1,7725+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dodge County, Wisconsin
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1,9001 bedroom
  • 5,5472 bedrooms
  • 2,2633 bedrooms
  • 5784 bedrooms
  • 1035+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Dodge County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Dodge County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dodge County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 726no vehicle
  • 5,9681 vehicle
  • 10,4992 vehicles
  • 5,8603 vehicles
  • 1,9224 vehicles
  • 1,0415+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dodge County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dodge County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 996no vehicle
  • 5,7031 vehicle
  • 2,7102 vehicles
  • 7063 vehicles
  • 1624 vehicles
  • 1145+ vehicles

90.3% of Dodge County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Wisconsin.

Dodge County:

90.3%
State average:

87.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 71,018
  • Other state: 14,313
  • Northeast: 488
  • Midwest: 8,580
  • South: 2,946
  • West: 2,299
Year householders moved into unit in Dodge County, WI
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Dodge County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 65.2%Utility gas
  • 21.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.6%Electricity
  • 3.0%Wood
  • 2.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 49.3%Electricity
  • 35.0%Utility gas
  • 10.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,507
Here:

19.5%
Wisconsin:

16.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 423
Here:

10.1%
Wisconsin:

12.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,253
Here:

37.8%
Wisconsin:

17.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Dodge County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $33,954,000
    Other: $30,328,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $246,000
    Parks and Recreation: $224,000
    Parks and Recreation: $209,000
    Regular Highways: $69,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $6,254,000
    Regular Highways: $3,894,000
    Parks and Recreation: $164,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $94,000
    General Public Buildings: $27,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $27,360,000
    Hospitals: $25,604,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,022,000
    Health - Other: $14,382,000
    Health - Other: $12,047,000
    Regular Highways: $11,939,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,017,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,541,000
    Regular Highways: $10,074,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,813,000
    Police Protection: $9,335,000
    Police Protection: $8,444,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,921,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,402,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,136,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,571,000
    General - Other: $2,221,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,195,000
    Financial Administration: $2,031,000
    General - Other: $1,973,000
    Financial Administration: $1,788,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,426,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,301,000
    Libraries: $899,000
    Parks and Recreation: $783,000
    Libraries: $775,000
    Parks and Recreation: $641,000
    General Public Buildings: $593,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $394,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $319,000
    Air Transportation: $139,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $8,101,000
    Other: $5,707,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,328,000
    Interest on Debt: $668,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,756,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,518,000
    Other: $840,000
    Highways: $585,000
    Highways: $513,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,130,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,575,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,240,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,905,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,555,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,335,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,525,000
    Sale of Property: $1,499,000
    General Revenue - Other: $939,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $447,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $431,000
    General Revenue - Other: $374,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $262,000
    Rents: $217,000
    Rents: $157,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $130,000
    Sale of Property: $80,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $1,336,000
    Police Protection: $325,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,232,000
    Public Welfare: $6,311,000
    Highways: $6,220,000
    Highways: $6,157,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,086,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,840,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,428,000
    Education: $1,661,000
    Education: $1,282,000
    Other: $1,138,000
    Other: $1,072,000
    Health and Hospitals: $479,000
  • Tax - Property: $32,981,000
    Property: $32,672,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,003,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,618,000
    Other: $267,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $214,000
    Other License: $201,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $196,000
    Other License: $192,000

Dodge County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $33,954,000
    Other: $30,328,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $246,000
    Parks and Recreation: $224,000
    Parks and Recreation: $209,000
    Regular Highways: $69,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $6,254,000
    Regular Highways: $3,894,000
    Parks and Recreation: $164,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $94,000
    General Public Buildings: $27,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $27,360,000
    Hospitals: $25,604,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,022,000
    Health - Other: $14,382,000
    Health - Other: $12,047,000
    Regular Highways: $11,939,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,017,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,541,000
    Regular Highways: $10,074,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,813,000
    Police Protection: $9,335,000
    Police Protection: $8,444,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,921,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,402,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,136,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,571,000
    General - Other: $2,221,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,195,000
    Financial Administration: $2,031,000
    General - Other: $1,973,000
    Financial Administration: $1,788,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,426,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,301,000
    Libraries: $899,000
    Parks and Recreation: $783,000
    Libraries: $775,000
    Parks and Recreation: $641,000
    General Public Buildings: $593,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $394,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $319,000
    Air Transportation: $139,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $8,101,000
    Other: $5,707,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,328,000
    Interest on Debt: $668,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,756,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,518,000
    Other: $840,000
    Highways: $585,000
    Highways: $513,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,130,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,575,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,240,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,905,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,555,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,335,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,525,000
    Sale of Property: $1,499,000
    General Revenue - Other: $939,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $447,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $431,000
    General Revenue - Other: $374,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $262,000
    Rents: $217,000
    Rents: $157,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $130,000
    Sale of Property: $80,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $1,336,000
    Police Protection: $325,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,232,000
    Public Welfare: $6,311,000
    Highways: $6,220,000
    Highways: $6,157,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,086,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,840,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,428,000
    Education: $1,661,000
    Education: $1,282,000
    Other: $1,138,000
    Other: $1,072,000
    Health and Hospitals: $479,000
  • Tax - Property: $32,981,000
    Property: $32,672,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,003,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,618,000
    Other: $267,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $214,000
    Other License: $201,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $196,000
    Other License: $192,000

Dodge County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $33,954,000
    Other: $30,328,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $246,000
    Parks and Recreation: $224,000
    Parks and Recreation: $209,000
    Regular Highways: $69,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $6,254,000
    Regular Highways: $3,894,000
    Parks and Recreation: $164,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $94,000
    General Public Buildings: $27,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $27,360,000
    Hospitals: $25,604,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,022,000
    Health - Other: $14,382,000
    Health - Other: $12,047,000
    Regular Highways: $11,939,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,017,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,541,000
    Regular Highways: $10,074,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,813,000
    Police Protection: $9,335,000
    Police Protection: $8,444,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,921,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,402,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,136,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,571,000
    General - Other: $2,221,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,195,000
    Financial Administration: $2,031,000
    General - Other: $1,973,000
    Financial Administration: $1,788,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,426,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,301,000
    Libraries: $899,000
    Parks and Recreation: $783,000
    Libraries: $775,000
    Parks and Recreation: $641,000
    General Public Buildings: $593,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $394,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $319,000
    Air Transportation: $139,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $8,101,000
    Other: $5,707,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,328,000
    Interest on Debt: $668,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,756,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,518,000
    Other: $840,000
    Highways: $585,000
    Highways: $513,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,130,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,575,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,240,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,905,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,555,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,335,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,525,000
    Sale of Property: $1,499,000
    General Revenue - Other: $939,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $447,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $431,000
    General Revenue - Other: $374,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $262,000
    Rents: $217,000
    Rents: $157,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $130,000
    Sale of Property: $80,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $1,336,000
    Police Protection: $325,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,232,000
    Public Welfare: $6,311,000
    Highways: $6,220,000
    Highways: $6,157,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,086,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,840,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,428,000
    Education: $1,661,000
    Education: $1,282,000
    Other: $1,138,000
    Other: $1,072,000
    Health and Hospitals: $479,000
  • Tax - Property: $32,981,000
    Property: $32,672,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,003,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,618,000
    Other: $267,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $214,000
    Other License: $201,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $196,000
    Other License: $192,000

Dodge County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $33,954,000
    Other: $30,328,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $246,000
    Parks and Recreation: $224,000
    Parks and Recreation: $209,000
    Regular Highways: $69,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $6,254,000
    Regular Highways: $3,894,000
    Parks and Recreation: $164,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $94,000
    General Public Buildings: $27,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $27,360,000
    Hospitals: $25,604,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,022,000
    Health - Other: $14,382,000
    Health - Other: $12,047,000
    Regular Highways: $11,939,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,017,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,541,000
    Regular Highways: $10,074,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,813,000
    Police Protection: $9,335,000
    Police Protection: $8,444,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,921,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,402,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,136,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,571,000
    General - Other: $2,221,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,195,000
    Financial Administration: $2,031,000
    General - Other: $1,973,000
    Financial Administration: $1,788,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,426,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,301,000
    Libraries: $899,000
    Parks and Recreation: $783,000
    Libraries: $775,000
    Parks and Recreation: $641,000
    General Public Buildings: $593,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $394,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $319,000
    Air Transportation: $139,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $8,101,000
    Other: $5,707,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,328,000
    Interest on Debt: $668,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,756,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,518,000
    Other: $840,000
    Highways: $585,000
    Highways: $513,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,130,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,575,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,240,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,905,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,555,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,335,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,525,000
    Sale of Property: $1,499,000
    General Revenue - Other: $939,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $447,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $431,000
    General Revenue - Other: $374,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $262,000
    Rents: $217,000
    Rents: $157,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $130,000
    Sale of Property: $80,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $1,336,000
    Police Protection: $325,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,232,000
    Public Welfare: $6,311,000
    Highways: $6,220,000
    Highways: $6,157,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,086,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,840,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,428,000
    Education: $1,661,000
    Education: $1,282,000
    Other: $1,138,000
    Other: $1,072,000
    Health and Hospitals: $479,000
  • Tax - Property: $32,981,000
    Property: $32,672,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,003,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,618,000
    Other: $267,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $214,000
    Other License: $201,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $196,000
    Other License: $192,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 682
  • Number of aged recipients: 63
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 619
  • Number of recipients under 18: 120
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 455
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 107
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 267
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 268
Most common first names in Dodge County, WI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John50677.2 years
William47377.8 years
Mary38681.8 years
Robert35071.6 years
Walter26279.2 years
Edward26178.0 years
Frank25779.8 years
Arthur24579.9 years
Helen24381.6 years
George23579.0 years
Most common last names in Dodge County, WI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller19576.6 years
Schmidt17377.4 years
Schultz16779.9 years
Krueger12776.2 years
Smith11374.9 years
Pieper7482.8 years
Bauer7376.8 years
Giese7076.5 years
Neuman6978.4 years
Johnson6876.6 years
Businesses in Dodge County, WI
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware2MasterBrand Cabinets19
AmericInn2Maurices1
Applebee's1McDonald's6
Arby's1Menards1
AutoZone1Nike4
Best Western1Penske1
Burger King2Pizza Hut1
Carson Pirie Scott1RadioShack3
Chevrolet3SAS Shoes1
Curves1Sears1
DHL1Slumberland1
Dairy Queen1Sprint Nextel1
Domino's Pizza3Staples1
FedEx3Subway9
Ford3Super 82
GNC1Taco Bell1
GameStop2True Value4
Goodwill4U-Haul9
H&R Block4U.S. Cellular7
Jimmy John's2UPS6
Jones New York1Walgreens3
KFC1Walmart1
Kohl's1Wendy's1
La-Z-Boy4YMCA1
Lane Furniture1

Dodge County on our top lists:

  • #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"