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Dodge County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Dodge County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Dodge County is a small rural county of roughly 21,000 residents with a labor force participation rate of 71.1% and an unemployment rate of 3.1%, supported by a workforce where 95.0% hold a high school diploma and 29.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $95,739 and the poverty rate is a low 5.4%, while housing remains relatively accessible with a median home value of $267,500, a homeownership rate of 87.7%, and median gross rent of $1,007 per month. The county recorded modest population growth of 1.8% over five years, and a mean commute time of 25.9 minutes suggests proximity to larger regional employment centers.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

20,962

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$95,739

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Dodge County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,069 (90.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race588 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone575 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races417 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone234 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone110 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish928
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic68
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)43
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island29
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

983

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,687

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$43,903

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,002
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,513
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,126
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)856
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services604

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,403
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,145
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,606
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,542
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,507

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.86×)514
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.56×)4,100
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.38×)1,075
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)1,473
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.00×)531

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$267,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,007/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,513 (21.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,043 (14.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999983 (14.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999810 (11.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999775 (11.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999396 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

71.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,282 (74.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,425 (12.9%)
  • Carpooled965 (8.7%)
  • Walked211 (1.9%)
  • Other78 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit76 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.