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Iowa · Census place 28515

Fort Dodge city, IA

Quick answer

Fort Dodge city has 24,788 residents, ranking #20 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $61,769, the median home is worth $128,900 and median gross rent runs $764 a month.

Population
24,788Fort Dodge city residents
Median household income
$61,769Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$128,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$764Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
64%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Fort Dodge city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fort Dodge city median would spend about 14.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.4% of residents and 64% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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