Dodge Center vs Kasson

A side-by-side comparison of Dodge Center and Kasson: population, income, housing, and more.

Dodge Center and Kasson are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kasson has the higher population (6,964 vs 2,864 in Dodge Center). Kasson has the higher median household income ($87,295 vs $77,552 in Dodge Center). Kasson has the higher median home value ($264,500 vs $175,900 in Dodge Center).

Population, income & housing

	Dodge Center	Kasson
Population	2,864	6,964
Median age	38.3 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,552	$87,295
Median home value	$175,900	$264,500
Median gross rent	$955	$1,066
Housing units	1,208	2,639
Homeownership rate	81.4%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodge Center	Kasson
Population	2,737 → 2,864 (+4.6%)	6,350 → 6,964 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$58,179 → $77,552 (+33.3%)	$76,231 → $87,295 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$140,300 → $175,900 (+25.4%)	$180,300 → $264,500 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $955 (+44.0%)	$635 → $1,066 (+67.9%)

Dodge Center

Population

2,7372,864

Median household income

$58,179$77,552

Median home value

$140,300$175,900

Median gross rent

$663$955

Kasson

Population

6,3506,964

Median household income

$76,231$87,295

Median home value

$180,300$264,500

Median gross rent

$635$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodge Center	Kasson
Under 5	5.2%	10.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	7.9%
65 to 74	5.7%	7.7%
75 and over	8.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodge Center	Kasson
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodge Center	Kasson
No high school diploma	7.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	38.3%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodge Center	Kasson
Drove alone	80.9%	74.8%
Carpooled	10.6%	14.7%
Public transit	1.3%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	8.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodge Center	Kasson
1-unit, detached	74.9%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.1%
20 or more units	5.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Dodge Center	Kasson
Poverty rate	5.0%	2.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1978	1993