Fort Dodge, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 25,180 (Urban population: 24,007 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,173 (26 farm, 1,147 nonfarm))

Fort Dodge, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,204 (10,452 occupied: 6,930 owner occupied, 3,522 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	28%

Housing density: 769 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,660.

Median contract rent in 2007: $400 (lower quartile is $319, upper quartile is $500)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $366

Median gross rent in Fort Dodge, IA in 2007: $504

Housing units in Fort Dodge with a mortgage: 3,640 (405 second mortgage, 328 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,569

Fort Dodge,IA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,608 (it was $64,000 in 2000)

Fort Dodge:	$90,608
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,925 - $124,855

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $111,220
Here: $111,220
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,543
Here: $148,543
State: $158,666

In 2-unit structures: $73,909
Here: $73,909
State: $134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,031
Here: $67,031
State: $127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,226
Here: $95,226
State: $124,442

Mobile homes: $15,806
Here: $15,806
State: $29,315

Household type by relationship

Households: 23,952

In family households: 19,256 (4,904 male householders, 1,479 female householders)
4,968 spouses, 6,897 children (6,408 natural, 194 adopted, 295 stepchildren), 225 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 172 other relatives, 402 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,696 (1,700 male householders (1,410 living alone)), 2,371 female householders (2,130 living alone)), 625 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,173 (808 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,072 2-persons, 1,341 3-persons, 1,167 4-persons, 554 5-persons, 157 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,540 1-person, 461 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

3,941 married couples with children.
1,736 single-parent households (347 men, 1,389 women).

95.1% of residents of Fort Dodge speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 580 (2.3%)
(38.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Dodge, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 140 4 rooms: 784 5 rooms: 1,557 6 rooms: 1,714 7 rooms: 1,165 8 rooms: 710 9 or more rooms: 827

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Dodge, Iowa:
	1 room: 130 2 rooms: 247 3 rooms: 662 4 rooms: 1,208 5 rooms: 584 6 rooms: 391 7 rooms: 160 8 rooms: 71 9 or more rooms: 69

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 88
1995 to 1998: 199
1990 to 1994: 293
1980 to 1989: 448
1970 to 1979: 1,506
1960 to 1969: 1,434
1950 to 1959: 1,927
1940 to 1949: 1,234
1939 or earlier: 4,075

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Dodge:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 251 2 bedrooms: 1,916 3 bedrooms: 3,314 4 bedrooms: 1,190 5 or more bedrooms: 259

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Dodge:
	no bedroom: 173 1 bedroom: 1,039 2 bedrooms: 1,660 3 bedrooms: 477 4 bedrooms: 146 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Dodge in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 256 1 vehicle: 2,060 2 vehicles: 3,113 3 vehicles: 1,065 4 vehicles: 311 5 or more vehicles: 125

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Dodge in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 527 1 vehicle: 2,067 2 vehicles: 700 3 vehicles: 175 4 vehicles: 47 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fort Dodge, IA:

Less than $10,000: 96
$10,000 to $14,999: 54
$15,000 to $19,999: 95
$20,000 to $24,999: 88
$25,000 to $29,999: 109
$30,000 to $34,999: 180
$35,000 to $39,999: 158
$40,000 to $49,999: 418
$50,000 to $59,999: 494
$60,000 to $69,999: 527
$70,000 to $79,999: 537
$80,000 to $89,999: 590
$90,000 to $99,999: 672
$100,000 to $124,999: 1068
$125,000 to $149,999: 666
$150,000 to $174,999: 315
$175,000 to $199,999: 203
$200,000 to $249,999: 320
$250,000 to $299,999: 150
$300,000 to $399,999: 110
$400,000 to $499,999: 40
$500,000 to $749,999: 35
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 16

Fort Dodge rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fort Dodge:

Less than $100: 113 people
$100 to $149: 123
$150 to $199: 160
$200 to $249: 178
$250 to $299: 241
$300 to $349: 332
$350 to $399: 514
$400 to $449: 474
$450 to $499: 391
$500 to $549: 312
$550 to $599: 235
$600 to $649: 109
$650 to $699: 61
$700 to $749: 41
$750 to $799: 21
$800 to $899: 14
$900 to $999: 10
$1,000 to $1,249: 5
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 186

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 189 1990 to 1994: 109 1985 to 1989: 64 1980 to 1984: 44 1975 to 1979: 29 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 131

Fort Dodge, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.9%
Number of people working at home: 166 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 758
5 to 9 minutes: 3530
10 to 14 minutes: 3883
15 to 19 minutes: 1379
20 to 24 minutes: 671
25 to 29 minutes: 249
30 to 34 minutes: 430
35 to 39 minutes: 70
40 to 44 minutes: 74
45 to 59 minutes: 186
60 to 89 minutes: 140
90 or more minutes: 108

Fort Dodge mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,905 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,176 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 31 (0%)
Walked: 243 (2%)
Other means: 57 (0%)
Worked at home: 166 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1139
$10,000 to $14,999: 934
$15,000 to $19,999: 900
$20,000 to $24,999: 906
$25,000 to $29,999: 891
$30,000 to $34,999: 718
$35,000 to $39,999: 787
$40,000 to $44,999: 649
$45,000 to $49,999: 613
$50,000 to $59,999: 763
$60,000 to $74,999: 830
$75,000 to $99,999: 810
$100,000 to $124,999: 214
$125,000 to $149,999: 86
$150,000 to $199,999: 134
$200,000 or more: 80

First ancestries reported:

German: 6017

Irish: 2274

Other groups: 2045

Norwegian: 1817

United States or American: 1339

English: 1102

Swedish: 935

Dutch: 334

Danish: 333

Italian: 330

Czech: 319

French (except Basque): 250

Scotch-Irish: 244

Polish: 217

Scottish: 185

European: 120

Czechoslovakian: 99

Swiss: 69

Welsh: 61

Northern European: 55

Greek: 49

Scandinavian: 49

French Canadian: 37

Arab:: 35

Lebanese: 35

Slovak: 33

Russian: 32

British: 28

Luxemburger: 26

Ukrainian: 26

Finnish: 24

Portuguese: 17

Belgian: 15

Austrian: 15

Pennsylvania German: 14

Croatian: 13

Subsaharan African:: 11

African: 11

Turkish: 6

German Russian: 5

Maltese: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (23%)
Taiwan (8%)
Germany (7%)
Laos (5%)
Korea (5%)
Russia (4%)
Honduras (4%)

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

This state: 20281
Northeast: 181
Midwest: 2462
South: 807
West: 739

54% of Fort Dodge residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 76
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 320
9th grade: 172
10th grade: 165
11th grade: 226
12th grade, no diploma: 192
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,482
Less than 1 year of college: 537
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 914
Associate degree: 631
Bachelor's degree: 990
Master's degree: 341
Professional school degree: 254
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 59
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 406
9th grade: 240
10th grade: 256
11th grade: 166
12th grade, no diploma: 265
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,130
Less than 1 year of college: 715
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,212
Associate degree: 870
Bachelor's degree: 1,195
Master's degree: 240
Professional school degree: 124
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 32.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 62.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 73.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 23.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,055
Black householders: $24,392
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,804
Asian householders: $56,642
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $30,632
Some other race householders: $18,174
Two or more races householders: $37,504
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,670

Fort Dodge household income for White non-Hispanic householders

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Fort Dodge household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Fort Dodge household income for Asian householders

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,066
Black or African American householders: $64,191
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $183,096
Asian householders: $126,803
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $64,622
Some other race householders: $61,032
Two or more races householders: $43,081
Hispanic or Latino householders: $72,807

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,938
One, attached: 253
Two: 565
3 or 4: 670
5 to 9: 357
10 to 19: 381
20 to 49: 334
50 or more: 301
Mobile homes: 405

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,711

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fort Dodge:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (15%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 501

Here:	18.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 153

Here:	10.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 96

Here:	7.7%
Iowa:	25.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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