Fort Dodge, IA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	25,136	100.0

Male	11,943	47.5
Female	13,193	52.5

Under 5 years	1,716	6.8
5 to 9 years	1,728	6.9
10 to 14 years	1,644	6.5
15 to 19 years	1,949	7.8
20 to 24 years	1,770	7.0
25 to 34 years	2,839	11.3
35 to 44 years	3,490	13.9
45 to 54 years	3,212	12.8
55 to 59 years	1,161	4.6
60 to 64 years	967	3.8
65 to 74 years	2,050	8.2
75 to 84 years	1,788	7.1
85 years and over	822	3.3

Median age (years)	38.0	(X)

18 years and over	19,024	75.7
Male	8,833	35.1
Female	10,191	40.5
21 years and over	17,635	70.2
62 years and over	5,241	20.9
65 years and over	4,660	18.5
Male	1,752	7.0
Female	2,908	11.6

RACE
One race	24,795	98.6
White	23,243	92.5
Black or African American	952	3.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	52	0.2
Asian	214	0.9
Asian Indian	25	0.1
Chinese	69	0.3
Filipino	19	0.1
Japanese	16	0.1
Korean	26	0.1
Vietnamese	44	0.2
Other Asian ¹	15	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	328	1.3
Two or more races	341	1.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	23,563	93.7
Black or African American	1,109	4.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	146	0.6
Asian	248	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	18	0.1
Some other race	413	1.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	25,136	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	739	2.9
Mexican	563	2.2
Puerto Rican	50	0.2
Cuban	1	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	125	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,397	97.1
White alone	22,904	91.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	25,136	100.0
In households	23,971	95.4
Householder	10,470	41.7
Spouse	4,808	19.1
Child	6,898	27.4
Own child under 18 years	5,677	22.6
Other relatives	634	2.5
Under 18 years	296	1.2
Nonrelatives	1,161	4.6
Unmarried partner	537	2.1
In group quarters	1,165	4.6
Institutionalized population	815	3.2
Noninstitutionalized population	350	1.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,470	100.0
Family households (families)	6,376	60.9
With own children under 18 years	3,033	29.0
Married-couple family	4,808	45.9
With own children under 18 years	2,000	19.1
Female householder, no husband present	1,190	11.4
With own children under 18 years	803	7.7
Nonfamily households	4,094	39.1
Householder living alone	3,541	33.8
Householder 65 years and over	1,480	14.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,239	30.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,976	28.4

Average household size	2.29	(X)
Average family size	2.94	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,168	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,470	93.8
Vacant housing units	698	6.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	41	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,470	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,951	66.4
Renter-occupied housing units	3,519	33.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.44	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.99	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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