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Population (2000): 25,136
Land Area (2000): 37.715 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.717 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 16.2186 (-8.8) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 73.8186 (23.2) / 85.1186 (29.5)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 7,261
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 768
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 34 inches

Fort Dodge Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	11,360	2002	10,754	2005	10,988
2000	11,856	2003	11,033	2006	11,107
2001	10,703	2004	10,988	2007	10,841

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	23,955	95.34%
Rural, Farm	26	0.10%
Rural, Non-farm	1,144	4.55%

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Fort Dodge Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	12,606	11,886	720	5.71%	57
1991	12,597	11,913	684	5.43%	54
1992	12,749	11,983	766	6.01%	60
1993	12,912	12,208	703	5.45%	54
1994	13,035	12,419	616	4.73%	47
1995	13,217	12,596	621	4.70%	47
1996	13,122	12,607	515	3.93%	39
1997	13,067	12,592	475	3.64%	36
1998	13,200	12,764	436	3.30%	33
1999	13,101	12,705	396	3.02%	30
2000	12,669	12,225	444	3.50%	35
2001	12,783	12,278	505	3.95%	40
2002	12,657	12,088	570	4.50%	45
2003	12,421	11,788	633	5.10%	51
2004	12,308	11,644	664	5.39%	54
2005	13,036	12,511	525	4.03%	40
2006	13,118	12,623	494	3.77%	38
2007	13,099	12,599	500	3.82%	38
2008	13,142	12,619	523	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	12,646	11,793	853	6.75%	67
Feb 1990	12,637	11,772	865	6.84%	68
Mar 1990	12,642	11,866	776	6.14%	61
Apr 1990	12,596	11,904	692	5.49%	55
May 1990	12,488	11,897	591	4.73%	47
Jun 1990	12,747	12,132	615	4.82%	48
Jul 1990	12,713	12,100	613	4.82%	48
Aug 1990	12,590	11,875	715	5.68%	57
Sep 1990	12,492	11,775	717	5.74%	57
Oct 1990	12,467	11,841	626	5.02%	50
Nov 1990	12,633	11,850	783	6.20%	62
Dec 1990	12,621	11,826	795	6.30%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	12,545	11,670	875	6.97%	70
Feb 1991	12,591	11,754	837	6.65%	66
Mar 1991	12,650	11,786	864	6.83%	68
Apr 1991	12,612	11,918	694	5.50%	55
May 1991	12,515	11,883	632	5.05%	50
Jun 1991	12,657	12,037	620	4.90%	49
Jul 1991	12,666	12,146	520	4.11%	41
Aug 1991	12,586	11,921	665	5.28%	53
Sep 1991	12,394	11,797	597	4.82%	48
Oct 1991	12,562	11,992	570	4.54%	45
Nov 1991	12,720	12,097	623	4.90%	49
Dec 1991	12,668	11,960	708	5.59%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	12,655	11,851	804	6.35%	64
Feb 1992	12,570	11,768	802	6.38%	64
Mar 1992	12,673	11,825	848	6.69%	67
Apr 1992	12,655	11,881	774	6.12%	61
May 1992	12,600	11,902	698	5.54%	55
Jun 1992	12,917	12,166	751	5.81%	58
Jul 1992	13,096	12,356	740	5.65%	57
Aug 1992	12,845	12,060	785	6.11%	61
Sep 1992	12,565	11,892	673	5.36%	54
Oct 1992	12,701	12,015	686	5.40%	54
Nov 1992	12,915	12,109	806	6.24%	62
Dec 1992	12,794	11,968	826	6.46%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	12,856	11,939	917	7.13%	71
Feb 1993	12,906	11,992	914	7.08%	71
Mar 1993	12,860	11,977	883	6.87%	69
Apr 1993	12,881	12,081	800	6.21%	62
May 1993	12,864	12,158	706	5.49%	55
Jun 1993	13,069	12,346	723	5.53%	55
Jul 1993	13,023	12,513	510	3.92%	39
Aug 1993	13,077	12,400	677	5.18%	52
Sep 1993	12,756	12,229	527	4.13%	41
Oct 1993	12,815	12,288	527	4.11%	41
Nov 1993	12,918	12,351	567	4.39%	44
Dec 1993	12,913	12,224	689	5.34%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	12,852	12,020	832	6.47%	65
Feb 1994	12,946	12,152	794	6.13%	61
Mar 1994	12,813	12,025	788	6.15%	62
Apr 1994	12,757	12,100	657	5.15%	52
May 1994	12,787	12,269	518	4.05%	41
Jun 1994	13,048	12,494	554	4.25%	42
Jul 1994	13,321	12,734	587	4.41%	44
Aug 1994	13,101	12,573	528	4.03%	40
Sep 1994	13,097	12,610	487	3.72%	37
Oct 1994	13,156	12,704	452	3.44%	34
Nov 1994	13,319	12,786	533	4.00%	40
Dec 1994	13,226	12,564	662	5.01%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	13,172	12,356	816	6.19%	62
Feb 1995	13,214	12,427	787	5.96%	60
Mar 1995	13,597	12,383	1,214	8.93%	89
Apr 1995	13,067	12,409	658	5.04%	50
May 1995	12,891	12,389	502	3.89%	39
Jun 1995	13,189	12,668	521	3.95%	40
Jul 1995	13,148	12,645	503	3.83%	38
Aug 1995	13,112	12,615	497	3.79%	38
Sep 1995	13,272	12,813	459	3.46%	35
Oct 1995	13,297	12,856	441	3.32%	33
Nov 1995	13,332	12,872	460	3.45%	35
Dec 1995	13,317	12,718	599	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	13,290	12,585	705	5.30%	53
Feb 1996	13,331	12,681	650	4.88%	49
Mar 1996	13,319	12,647	672	5.05%	50
Apr 1996	13,013	12,431	582	4.47%	45
May 1996	13,003	12,530	473	3.64%	36
Jun 1996	12,990	12,530	460	3.54%	35
Jul 1996	13,210	12,798	412	3.12%	31
Aug 1996	13,064	12,644	420	3.21%	32
Sep 1996	13,112	12,686	426	3.25%	32
Oct 1996	13,062	12,688	374	2.86%	29
Nov 1996	13,016	12,566	450	3.46%	35
Dec 1996	13,057	12,499	558	4.27%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	12,964	12,314	650	5.01%	50
Feb 1997	12,958	12,351	607	4.68%	47
Mar 1997	13,042	12,446	596	4.57%	46
Apr 1997	12,966	12,442	524	4.04%	40
May 1997	13,017	12,615	402	3.09%	31
Jun 1997	13,127	12,706	421	3.21%	32
Jul 1997	13,253	12,890	363	2.74%	27
Aug 1997	13,061	12,628	433	3.32%	33
Sep 1997	13,111	12,695	416	3.17%	32
Oct 1997	13,132	12,781	351	2.67%	27
Nov 1997	13,045	12,639	406	3.11%	31
Dec 1997	13,129	12,597	532	4.05%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	13,116	12,482	634	4.83%	48
Feb 1998	13,166	12,584	582	4.42%	44
Mar 1998	13,197	12,601	596	4.52%	45
Apr 1998	13,191	12,737	454	3.44%	34
May 1998	13,177	12,779	398	3.02%	30
Jun 1998	13,172	12,734	438	3.33%	33
Jul 1998	13,234	12,807	427	3.23%	32
Aug 1998	13,059	12,700	359	2.75%	27
Sep 1998	13,134	12,792	342	2.60%	26
Oct 1998	13,213	12,920	293	2.22%	22
Nov 1998	13,360	13,021	339	2.54%	25
Dec 1998	13,376	13,011	365	2.73%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	13,260	12,784	476	3.59%	36
Feb 1999	13,299	12,778	521	3.92%	39
Mar 1999	13,134	12,644	490	3.73%	37
Apr 1999	13,015	12,581	434	3.33%	33
May 1999	13,022	12,678	344	2.64%	26
Jun 1999	13,152	12,754	398	3.03%	30
Jul 1999	13,197	12,829	368	2.79%	28
Aug 1999	12,927	12,560	367	2.84%	28
Sep 1999	12,803	12,464	339	2.65%	26
Oct 1999	13,071	12,790	281	2.15%	21
Nov 1999	13,099	12,748	351	2.68%	27
Dec 1999	13,232	12,851	381	2.88%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	12,709	12,129	580	4.56%	46
Feb 2000	12,698	12,170	528	4.16%	42
Mar 2000	12,738	12,205	533	4.18%	42
Apr 2000	12,800	12,372	428	3.34%	33
May 2000	12,731	12,349	382	3.00%	30
Jun 2000	12,751	12,360	391	3.07%	31
Jul 2000	12,543	12,209	334	2.66%	27
Aug 2000	12,397	12,012	385	3.11%	31
Sep 2000	12,484	12,086	398	3.19%	32
Oct 2000	12,675	12,268	407	3.21%	32
Nov 2000	12,678	12,245	433	3.42%	34
Dec 2000	12,826	12,298	528	4.12%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	12,718	12,039	679	5.34%	53
Feb 2001	12,697	12,058	639	5.03%	50
Mar 2001	12,769	12,097	672	5.26%	53
Apr 2001	12,899	12,391	508	3.94%	39
May 2001	12,842	12,415	427	3.33%	33
Jun 2001	12,830	12,356	474	3.69%	37
Jul 2001	12,999	12,584	415	3.19%	32
Aug 2001	12,795	12,361	434	3.39%	34
Sep 2001	12,729	12,311	418	3.28%	33
Oct 2001	12,740	12,334	406	3.19%	32
Nov 2001	12,718	12,262	456	3.59%	36
Dec 2001	12,654	12,123	531	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	12,539	11,916	623	4.97%	50
Feb 2002	12,636	11,990	646	5.11%	51
Mar 2002	12,657	12,043	614	4.85%	49
Apr 2002	12,560	12,010	550	4.38%	44
May 2002	12,633	12,153	480	3.80%	38
Jun 2002	12,872	12,279	593	4.61%	46
Jul 2002	12,781	12,250	531	4.15%	42
Aug 2002	12,553	12,020	533	4.25%	42
Sep 2002	12,699	12,167	532	4.19%	42
Oct 2002	12,665	12,153	512	4.04%	40
Nov 2002	12,656	12,071	585	4.62%	46
Dec 2002	12,636	12,001	635	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	12,496	11,767	729	5.83%	58
Feb 2003	12,521	11,761	760	6.07%	61
Mar 2003	12,407	11,735	672	5.42%	54
Apr 2003	12,436	11,837	599	4.82%	48
May 2003	12,395	11,831	564	4.55%	46
Jun 2003	12,690	12,064	626	4.93%	49
Jul 2003	12,501	11,928	573	4.58%	46
Aug 2003	12,345	11,745	600	4.86%	49
Sep 2003	12,285	11,664	621	5.05%	51
Oct 2003	12,372	11,787	585	4.73%	47
Nov 2003	12,311	11,693	618	5.02%	50
Dec 2003	12,291	11,641	650	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	12,254	11,499	755	6.16%	62
Feb 2004	12,205	11,486	719	5.89%	59
Mar 2004	12,187	11,472	715	5.87%	59
Apr 2004	12,244	11,596	648	5.29%	53
May 2004	12,207	11,606	601	4.92%	49
Jun 2004	12,490	11,806	684	5.48%	55
Jul 2004	12,501	11,871	630	5.04%	50
Aug 2004	12,366	11,717	649	5.25%	52
Sep 2004	12,304	11,697	607	4.93%	49
Oct 2004	12,300	11,701	599	4.87%	49
Nov 2004	12,323	11,659	664	5.39%	54
Dec 2004	12,315	11,621	694	5.64%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	12,828	12,200	628	4.90%	49
Feb 2005	12,808	12,195	613	4.79%	48
Mar 2005	12,825	12,235	590	4.60%	46
Apr 2005	12,979	12,433	546	4.21%	42
May 2005	12,961	12,443	518	4.00%	40
Jun 2005	13,284	12,715	569	4.28%	43
Jul 2005	13,269	12,800	469	3.53%	35
Aug 2005	13,125	12,664	461	3.51%	35
Sep 2005	13,052	12,569	483	3.70%	37
Oct 2005	13,148	12,699	449	3.41%	34
Nov 2005	13,094	12,597	497	3.80%	38
Dec 2005	13,063	12,584	479	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	12,921	12,383	538	4.16%	42
Feb 2006	12,906	12,347	559	4.33%	43
Mar 2006	12,889	12,369	520	4.03%	40
Apr 2006	12,983	12,510	473	3.64%	36
May 2006	13,163	12,679	484	3.68%	37
Jun 2006	13,357	12,836	521	3.90%	39
Jul 2006	13,351	12,856	495	3.71%	37
Aug 2006	13,199	12,728	471	3.57%	36
Sep 2006	13,174	12,722	452	3.43%	34
Oct 2006	13,145	12,705	440	3.35%	33
Nov 2006	13,189	12,724	465	3.53%	35
Dec 2006	13,133	12,620	513	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	13,089	12,492	597	4.56%	46
Feb 2007	12,995	12,464	531	4.09%	41
Mar 2007	12,948	12,433	515	3.98%	40
Apr 2007	12,969	12,507	462	3.56%	36
May 2007	13,012	12,582	430	3.30%	33
Jun 2007	13,234	12,726	508	3.84%	38
Jul 2007	13,310	12,821	489	3.67%	37
Aug 2007	13,173	12,675	498	3.78%	38
Sep 2007	13,112	12,613	499	3.81%	38
Oct 2007	13,105	12,637	468	3.57%	36
Nov 2007	13,106	12,647	459	3.50%	35
Dec 2007	13,132	12,587	545	4.15%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	13,071	12,515	556	4.25%	43
Feb 2008	12,991	12,478	513	3.95%	39
Mar 2008	12,971	12,485	486	3.75%	37
Apr 2008	12,969	12,515	454	3.50%	35
May 2008	13,088	12,631	457	3.49%	35
Jun 2008	13,350	12,773	577	4.32%	43
Jul 2008	13,326	12,783	543	4.07%	41
Aug 2008	13,295	12,706	589	4.43%	44
Sep 2008	13,218	12,688	530	4.01%	40
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Fort Dodge Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	439	7.36%
2.	Educational Services	311	5.21%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	292	4.89%
4.	Health Care	292	4.89%
5.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	267	4.47%
6.	Truck Transportation	265	4.44%
7.	Public Administration	255	4.27%
8.	Food Manufacturing	235	3.94%
9.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	216	3.62%
10.	Chemical Manufacturing	197	3.30%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	180	3.02%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	177	2.97%
13.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	158	2.65%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	154	2.58%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	148	2.48%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	145	2.43%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	136	2.28%
18.	Finance and Insurance	134	2.25%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	129	2.16%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	119	1.99%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,146	19.40%
2.	Educational Services	675	11.43%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	493	8.34%
4.	Social Assistance	327	5.53%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	253	4.28%
6.	Public Administration	248	4.20%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	240	4.06%
8.	Finance and Insurance	206	3.49%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	194	3.28%
10.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	190	3.22%
11.	Chemical Manufacturing	178	3.01%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	104	1.76%
13.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	103	1.74%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	101	1.71%
15.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	99	1.68%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	88	1.49%
17.	Food Manufacturing	76	1.29%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	74	1.25%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	68	1.15%
20.	Truck Transportation	66	1.12%

Fort Dodge Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	419	7.02%
2.	Other Production Occupations	377	6.32%
3.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	338	5.66%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	270	4.52%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	239	4.01%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	238	3.99%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	222	3.72%
8.	Other Management Occupations	209	3.50%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	182	3.05%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	176	2.95%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	146	2.45%
12.	Law Enforcement Workers	128	2.15%
13.	Other Material Moving Workers	128	2.15%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	123	2.06%
15.	Other Office and Admin Support	118	1.98%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	116	1.94%
17.	Operations Managers Non Finance	112	1.88%
18.	Other Construction Trades	108	1.81%
19.	Religious Workers	98	1.64%
20.	Other Health Occupations	95	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	407	6.89%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	385	6.52%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	323	5.47%
4.	Registered Nurses	263	4.45%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	257	4.35%
6.	Cashiers	228	3.86%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	222	3.76%
8.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	217	3.67%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	198	3.35%
10.	Waiters and Waitresses	196	3.32%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	192	3.25%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	155	2.62%
13.	Other Production Occupations	154	2.61%
14.	Other Management Occupations	153	2.59%
15.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	149	2.52%
16.	Child Care Workers	148	2.51%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	140	2.37%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	133	2.25%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	115	1.95%
20.	Other Healthcare Support	112	1.90%

Fort Dodge Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	10,160	51.52%
15-35 hours	2,834	14.37%
1-14 hours	655	3.32%
No regular hours	6,071	30.79%

Fort Dodge Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	302	2.63%
5 AM-5:29 AM	193	1.68%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	768	6.69%
6 AM-6:29 AM	597	5.20%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,177	10.25%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,197	10.43%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,515	21.91%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,094	9.53%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	491	4.28%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	406	3.54%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	385	3.35%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	167	1.45%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,136	9.90%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,050	9.15%

Fort Dodge Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	758	6.60%
5-9	3,530	30.75%
10-14	3,883	33.83%
15-19	1,379	12.01%
20-24	671	5.85%
25-29	249	2.17%
30-34	430	3.75%
35-39	70	0.61%
40-44	74	0.64%
45-59	186	1.62%
60-89	140	1.22%
At least 90	108	0.94%

Fort Dodge Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	37	0.32%	10,433	90.90%
30-44	24	0.21%	550	4.79%
45-59	5	0.04%	181	1.58%
At least 60	0	0.00%	248	2.16%

Fort Dodge Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	31	0.27%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,176	10.10%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,905	85.07%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	57	0.49%
Public transportation	66	0.57%
Walked	243	2.09%
Worked at home	166	1.43%

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Fort Dodge Family Information Back to top
: 10,454 (23,952 people)
: 6,383 (18,854 people)
: 2,794
: 12,466
Fort Dodge Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,139	10.90%
$10,000-$14,999	934	8.93%
$15,000-$19,999	900	8.61%
$20,000-$24,999	906	8.67%
$25,000-$29,999	891	8.52%
$30,000-$34,999	718	6.87%
$35,000-$39,999	787	7.53%
$40,000-$44,999	649	6.21%
$45,000-$49,999	613	5.86%
$50,000-$59,999	763	7.30%
$60,000-$74,999	830	7.94%
$75,000-$99,999	810	7.75%
$100,000-$124,999	214	2.05%
$125,000-$149,999	86	0.82%
$150,000-$199,999	134	1.28%
$200,000 or more	80	0.77%

Fort Dodge Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,541	33.82%
Family, 2 people	3,051	29.14%
Nonfamily, 2 people	467	4.46%
Family, 3 people	1,365	13.04%
Nonfamily, 3 people	59	0.56%
Family, 4 people	1,168	11.16%
Nonfamily, 4 people	18	0.17%
Family, 5 people	548	5.23%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.07%
Family, 6 people	167	1.60%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	77	0.74%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.02%

Fort Dodge Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,993	28.41%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,052	14.40%
Public Assistance	525	1.87%
Retirement	1,629	5.79%
Self Employment	961	3.42%
Social Security	3,408	12.11%
Supplemental Security	442	1.57%
Wage / Salary	7,746	27.53%
Other	1,380	4.90%

Fort Dodge Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,833	57.76%
With children under 18	2,072	42.24%

Fort Dodge Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,033	11.21%
Married	5,201	56.45%
Never Married	2,648	28.74%
Widowed	331	3.59%

Fort Dodge Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,194	11.06%
Married	5,230	48.44%
Never Married	2,570	23.80%
Widowed	1,803	16.70%

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Fort Dodge Education Information Back to top
Fort Dodge Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,009	5.31%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,163	11.38%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,483	34.09%
Some college, no degree	4,405	23.17%
Associate degree	1,656	8.71%
Bachelors degree	2,292	12.05%
Graduate or professional degree	1,007	5.30%

Fort Dodge Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	297	1.18%	143	0.57%	440	1.75%
Kindergarten	306	1.22%	84	0.33%	390	1.55%
Grades 1-4	1,174	4.67%	288	1.15%	1,462	5.82%
Grades 5-8	1,007	4.01%	213	0.85%	1,220	4.85%
Grades 9-12	1,249	4.97%	153	0.61%	1,402	5.58%
Undergrad college	1,157	4.60%	96	0.38%	1,253	4.98%
Graduate or professional school	94	0.37%	20	0.08%	114	0.45%
Total	5,284	21.02%	997	3.97%	6,281	24.99%

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Fort Dodge Business Information Back to top
: $436,813,000
: $42,092,000

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Fort Dodge Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	21,185	88.40%
Below Poverty Level	2,779	11.60%

Fort Dodge Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$489	$73	$77	$194	$4	$342	$1,106	$0	$961	$0
1952	$606	$74	$128	$257	$6	$569	$1,566	$604	$1,313	$0
1953	$651	$85	$194	$277	$32	$308	$1,462	$565	$1,501	$0
1954	$802	$102	$132	$294	$24	$327	$1,579	$732	$1,815	$924
1955	$890	$113	$141	$283	$26	$309	$1,649	$739	$2,657	$1,083
1956	$1,008	$110	$135	$298	$27	$379	$1,847	$775	$3,244	$1,375
1957	$1,029	$105	$131	$251	$15	$317	$1,743	$705	$3,063	$742
1958	$1,222	$100	$134	$260	$16	$255	$1,887	$860	$3,079	$790
1959	$1,320	$113	$144	$362	$18	$410	$2,254	$886	$3,290	$1,040
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$1,618	$60	$618	$557	$35	$495	$3,323	$1,199	$2,791	$1,965
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$1,908	$75	$452	$452	$35	$603	$3,450	$1,444	$2,581	$2,197
1971	$2,004	$79	$474	$475	$35	$633	$3,621	$1,517	$2,710	$2,267
1972	$2,121	$70	$1,662	$698	$98	$558	$5,137	$1,894	$6,855	$4,240
1973	$2,135	$83	$1,847	$665	$98	$509	$5,254	$1,964	$6,904	$7,300
1974	$2,333	$17	$2,879	$683	$98	$659	$6,652	$2,155	$7,290	$5,229
1975	$2,539	$73	$2,202	$734	$98	$1,058	$6,631	$2,278	$7,956	$7,613
1976	$2,518	$92	$4,759	$880	$98	$1,035	$9,290	$2,748	$8,858	$5,562
1977	$2,757	$105	$3,658	$1,067	$315	$1,263	$9,060	$3,086	$8,546	$6,720
1978	$3,046	$114	$3,249	$1,070	$294	$1,391	$9,050	$3,134	$8,289	$7,210
1979	$3,298	$110	$3,611	$901	$454	$1,594	$9,858	$3,666	$18,710	$7,673
1980	$3,378	$113	$4,727	$1,157	$395	$2,667	$12,324	$3,977	$19,297	$7,861
1981	$3,894	$122	$3,560	$1,267	$379	$2,766	$11,866	$4,485	$20,914	$9,235
1982	$4,181	$103	$4,336	$1,367	$528	$2,919	$13,331	$4,634	$19,712	$9,531
1983	$4,748	$122	$4,706	$1,845	$650	$3,754	$15,703	$4,582	$21,151	$16,227
1984	$5,416	$154	$3,521	$1,992	$725	$4,176	$15,830	$4,663	$20,062	$12,430
1985	$5,164	$186	$4,104	$1,853	$878	$4,703	$16,702	$4,763	$20,071	$14,400
1986	$5,528	$144	$3,873	$1,799	$1,029	$4,985	$17,214	$4,657	$23,651	$18,031
1987	$5,739	$170	$4,968	$1,770	$1,052	$5,253	$18,782	$4,452	$23,246	$19,772
1988	$6,245	$171	$3,818	$1,848	$943	$5,329	$18,183	$4,465	$19,055	$22,036
1989	$6,373	$192	$2,602	$1,821	$1,144	$6,180	$18,120	$5,047	$15,467	$22,673
1990	$6,664	$222	$3,746	$1,917	$1,253	$5,689	$19,269	$5,066	$17,874	$34,890
1991	$6,813	$139	$3,797	$1,956	$1,362	$6,019	$19,947	$5,375	$16,050	$33,830
1992	$6,846	$139	$5,372	$2,053	$0	$5,847	$20,118	$5,645	$19,870	$19,998
1993	$6,579	$160	$3,486	$2,042	$0	$4,955	$17,062	$5,823	$19,109	$19,181
1994	$7,083	$178	$4,324	$1,949	$0	$5,337	$18,693	$5,907	$20,552	$19,500
1995	$7,574	$180	$3,416	$2,036	$0	$4,069	$17,095	$6,019	$11,247	$10,166
1996	$7,942	$179	$5,137	$2,288	$0	$5,122	$20,489	$6,200	$11,425	$11,778
1997	$7,532	$162	$5,079	$2,307	$0	$5,619	$20,537	$6,575	$17,690	$18,631
1998	$7,840	$430	$4,100	$2,220	$0	$6,640	$20,800	$6,584	$20,748	$22,065
1999	$8,085	$454	$4,014	$2,247	$0	$7,162	$21,508	$6,990	$24,012	$24,174
2000	$8,869	$550	$4,218	$2,148	$0	$7,543	$22,778	$7,548	$24,592	$22,237
2001	$8,462	$1,450	$4,635	$1,996	$0	$7,998	$23,091	$7,671	$27,341	$21,149
2002	$9,160	$2,143	$4,970	$1,986	$0	$8,959	$25,075	$8,075	$28,294	$21,625
2003	$10,309	$2,330	$8,392	$2,397	$0	$7,433	$28,531	$9,560	$34,045	$26,041
2004	$10,619	$2,228	$7,170	$2,892	$0	$7,453	$28,134	$9,897	$31,822	$24,136
2005	$10,414	$2,056	$6,805	$2,937	$0	$7,634	$27,790	$9,796	$38,819	$25,408
2006	$10,710	$2,416	$6,150	$3,368	$0	$8,373	$28,601	$8,026	$38,160	$24,578

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$47	$0	$6	$185	$36	$1,163
1951	$135	$0	$14	$182	$25	$533	$1,163
1952	$0	$107	$2	$9	$281	$49	$1,512
1952	$201	$0	$22	$242	$35	$564	$1,512
1953	$0	$139	$0	$0	$588	$52	$1,914
1953	$213	$0	$23	$252	$34	$613	$1,914
1954	$0	$148	$0	$0	$615	$71	$1,944
1954	$229	$0	$27	$300	$33	$521	$1,944
1955	$0	$158	$11	$0	$1,143	$74	$2,638
1955	$274	$0	$42	$323	$33	$580	$2,638
1956	$0	$187	$14	$0	$600	$78	$2,432
1956	$263	$0	$47	$325	$33	$885	$2,432
1957	$0	$149	$21	$0	$557	$93	$1,992
1957	$289	$0	$63	$212	$38	$570	$1,992
1958	$0	$94	$17	$0	$524	$66	$1,980
1958	$314	$0	$72	$240	$40	$613	$1,980
1959	$0	$75	$0	$0	$707	$69	$2,283
1959	$302	$0	$73	$310	$44	$703	$2,283
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$0	$101	$19	$0	$600	$93	$2,627
1967	$486	$0	$86	$485	$89	$668	$2,627
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$112	$35	$0	$1,752	$255	$4,215
1970	$542	$0	$112	$463	$89	$855	$4,215
1971	$0	$117	$37	$0	$1,840	$268	$4,421
1971	$569	$0	$118	$486	$89	$897	$4,421
1972	$0	$387	$0	$0	$1,305	$178	$5,694
1972	$753	$0	$182	$1,159	$133	$1,597	$5,694
1973	$0	$213	$43	$16	$1,233	$182	$5,255
1973	$735	$0	$212	$692	$133	$1,796	$5,255
1974	$0	$136	$20	$12	$2,428	$249	$6,836
1974	$961	$0	$232	$469	$133	$2,196	$6,836
1975	$0	$98	$35	$14	$1,590	$277	$5,286
1975	$928	$85	$173	$654	$133	$1,299	$5,286
1976	$0	$209	$77	$26	$1,773	$742	$9,154
1976	$1,042	$99	$163	$1,048	$133	$3,842	$9,154
1977	$0	$234	$42	$28	$1,135	$457	$7,885
1977	$1,187	$64	$309	$896	$249	$3,284	$7,885
1978	$0	$289	$50	$19	$1,113	$369	$7,885
1978	$1,273	$103	$385	$987	$224	$3,073	$7,885
1979	$0	$342	$68	$10,614	$2,345	$617	$20,672
1979	$1,427	$248	$352	$1,025	$240	$3,394	$20,672
1980	$0	$311	$80	$19	$2,824	$700	$13,487
1980	$1,644	$0	$786	$2,703	$776	$3,644	$13,487
1981	$0	$336	$76	$21	$3,342	$693	$14,737
1981	$1,690	$0	$827	$1,369	$263	$6,120	$14,737
1982	$0	$370	$71	$23	$2,056	$1,542	$13,986
1982	$1,928	$0	$945	$1,496	$263	$5,292	$13,986
1983	$0	$311	$65	$0	$1,936	$1,735	$18,378
1983	$2,741	$3	$1,233	$3,757	$289	$6,308	$18,378
1984	$0	$323	$57	$0	$1,270	$788	$12,852
1984	$2,613	$3	$993	$1,488	$302	$5,015	$12,852
1985	$0	$338	$50	$0	$1,889	$913	$14,077
1985	$2,736	$1	$1,067	$1,634	$353	$5,096	$14,077
1986	$0	$323	$47	$0	$1,926	$994	$15,480
1986	$2,654	$0	$1,216	$3,667	$384	$4,269	$15,480
1987	$0	$349	$55	$652	$2,119	$1,006	$15,403
1987	$2,669	$0	$1,495	$2,102	$367	$4,589	$15,403
1988	$0	$339	$65	$685	$2,019	$1,005	$15,980
1988	$2,635	$17	$1,307	$1,830	$458	$5,620	$15,980
1989	$0	$393	$90	$693	$2,293	$1,173	$16,012
1989	$2,946	$42	$1,173	$1,768	$495	$4,946	$16,012
1990	$0	$403	$140	$722	$3,006	$1,186	$16,949
1990	$2,948	$0	$1,176	$1,873	$553	$4,942	$16,949
1991	$0	$580	$70	$623	$4,204	$1,249	$18,796
1991	$3,003	$49	$1,152	$1,936	$585	$5,345	$18,796
1992	$0	$627	$142	$729	$6,782	$1,419	$21,820
1992	$2,871	$44	$1,259	$1,995	$0	$5,952	$21,820
1993	$0	$438	$53	$800	$3,550	$1,339	$17,212
1993	$3,076	$34	$1,189	$1,906	$0	$4,827	$17,212
1994	$0	$449	$53	$1,248	$4,051	$1,517	$19,028
1994	$3,134	$15	$1,125	$2,441	$0	$4,995	$19,028
1995	$0	$474	$48	$475	$3,689	$1,555	$17,241
1995	$3,073	$73	$664	$2,361	$0	$4,829	$17,241
1996	$0	$469	$41	$860	$4,690	$1,459	$19,487
1996	$3,128	$129	$601	$2,563	$0	$5,547	$19,487
1997	$0	$459	$91	$1,021	$3,831	$1,315	$20,030
1997	$3,678	$116	$1,175	$2,479	$0	$5,865	$20,030
1998	$0	$474	$57	$918	$3,950	$1,407	$20,795
1998	$3,696	$149	$1,091	$3,109	$0	$5,944	$20,795
1999	$0	$558	$70	$1,026	$2,724	$1,730	$22,963
1999	$4,133	$116	$1,101	$3,385	$0	$8,120	$22,963
2000	$0	$585	$102	$1,169	$2,927	$1,883	$27,382
2000	$4,815	$152	$1,240	$2,254	$0	$12,255	$27,382
2001	$0	$592	$81	$977	$3,828	$1,789	$27,443
2001	$4,260	$125	$1,330	$2,448	$0	$12,013	$27,443
2002	$0	$636	$64	$234	$8,042	$1,863	$28,322
2002	$4,388	$85	$1,330	$2,390	$0	$9,290	$28,322
2003	$0	$376	$52	$55	$2,007	$1,955	$29,578
2003	$4,384	$561	$1,295	$2,523	$0	$16,370	$29,578
2004	$0	$357	$47	$55	$1,917	$1,621	$28,321
2004	$4,128	$622	$1,407	$2,062	$0	$16,105	$28,321
2005	$0	$375	$54	$60	$1,971	$1,668	$35,527
2005	$4,285	$593	$917	$3,573	$0	$22,031	$35,527
2006	$0	$366	$49	$58	$2,556	$1,611	$30,161
2006	$4,544	$594	$1,328	$2,448	$0	$16,607	$30,161

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Fort Dodge Criminal Information Back to top
: 83
Fort Dodge Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.088	0.000	0.088	0.176	0.264	6.250	24.120	0.880	31.514
2000	0.337	0.000	0.253	0.590	0.253	6.410	26.316	1.518	34.497
2001	0.747	0.187	0.467	1.401	0.000	7.568	35.130	1.588	44.287
2002	1.209	0.093	0.186	1.488	0.651	6.323	33.662	1.488	42.124
2003	1.269	0.272	0.000	1.541	0.272	8.792	32.901	1.994	43.687
2004	0.910	0.273	0.091	1.274	0.091	3.822	23.480	2.457	29.760
2005	0.364	0.091	0.182	0.637	0.182	5.916	32.308	1.729	39.953
2006	0.990	0.000	0.360	1.350	0.540	7.923	24.309	1.441	33.672
2007	1.199	0.277	0.369	1.845	0.277	4.059	20.755	1.384	26.197

Fort Dodge Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	5	18
2005	10	18
2006	5	18
2007	5	18

Fort Dodge Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	360
2000	416
2001	489
2002	469

Fort Dodge Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Fort Dodge Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,444	13.70%
10-19 Years	3,593	14.29%
20-29 Years	3,180	12.65%
30-39 Years	3,130	12.45%
40-49 Years	3,527	14.03%
50-59 Years	2,635	10.48%
60-69 Years	1,959	7.79%
70-79 Years	2,078	8.27%
80-89 Years	1,245	4.95%
90+ Years	345	1.37%

Fort Dodge Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	11,943	47.51%
Female	13,193	52.49%

Fort Dodge Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	22,904	91.12%
African-American	931	3.70%
Hispanic/Latino	739	2.94%
Multiracial	281	1.12%
Asian	213	0.85%
Amerindian	39	0.16%
Other Race	23	0.09%
Pacific Islander	6	0.02%

Fort Dodge Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	8,147	34.27%
2.	Irish	3,694	15.54%
3.	Norwegian	2,406	10.12%
4.	English	1,748	7.35%
5.	Swedish	1,589	6.68%
6.	United States Or American	1,339	5.63%
7.	Dutch	751	3.16%
8.	Czech	521	2.19%
9.	Danish	518	2.18%
10.	French Non-Basque	490	2.06%

Fort Dodge Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	22,266	95.15%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	574	2.45%
3.	German	157	0.67%
4.	French	82	0.35%
5.	Chinese	76	0.32%
6.	Laotian	52	0.22%
7.	Other Pacific Island	38	0.16%
8.	Japanese	30	0.13%
9.	Russian	26	0.11%
10.	Gujarathi	21	0.09%

Fort Dodge Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	24,545	97.69%
Naturalized immigrant	224	0.89%
Not a citizen	356	1.42%

Fort Dodge Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Dodge Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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