| People QuickFacts | Fort Dodge | Iowa |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 24,981 | 3,064,097 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 25,206 | 3,046,857 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.9% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 25,206 | 3,046,355 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.8% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.2% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 48.7% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 89.7% | 91.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.5% | 2.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.2% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.0% | 5.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 86.6% | 88.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 84.0% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.9% | 4.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 4.6% | 7.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 86.0% | 90.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 19.1% | 24.9% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,410 | 239,229 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 13.1 | 18.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 11,215 | 1,336,417 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 61.4% | 73.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 26.7% | 18.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $81,800 | $121,300 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 10,653 | 1,219,137 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.23 | 2.41 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $22,257 | $26,110 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $38,015 | $50,451 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.1% | 11.9% |
| Business QuickFacts | Fort Dodge | Iowa |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,934 | 259,931 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 97,592,051 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 189,700 | 41,068,338 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 531,736 | 39,234,649 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,133 | $13,172 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 58,697 | 4,737,719 |