Fort Dodge vs Wright

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Dodge and Wright: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Dodge and Wright are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Dodge has the higher population (145 vs 44 in Wright). Fort Dodge has the higher median household income ($31,667 vs $30,455 in Wright). Since 2019, Fort Dodge's population has grown faster (-13.7% vs -54.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Dodge	Wright
Population	145	44
Median age	74.5 yrs	65.5 yrs
Median household income	$31,667	$30,455
Median home value	—	$217,900
Median gross rent	$859	—
Housing units	84	45
Homeownership rate	0.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Dodge	Wright
Population	168 → 145 (-13.7%)	97 → 44 (-54.6%)
Median household income	$22,250 → $31,667 (+42.3%)	$26,273 → $30,455 (+15.9%)
Median home value	—	$144,600 → $217,900 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $859 (+20.3%)	—

Fort Dodge

Population

168145

Median household income

$22,250$31,667

Median gross rent

$714$859

Wright

Population

9744

Median household income

$26,273$30,455

Median home value

$144,600$217,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Dodge	Wright
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	2.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	50.0%
65 to 74	33.8%	13.6%
75 and over	49.0%	36.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Dodge	Wright
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	50.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	50.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Dodge	Wright
No high school diploma	15.9%	50.0%
High school graduate	36.6%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Dodge	Wright
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Dodge	Wright
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Dodge	Wright
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.10	1.22
Median year structure built	1969	1938