Dodge Center vs West Concord

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

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

Dodge Center has the higher population (2,864 vs 753 in West Concord). West Concord has the higher median household income ($81,111 vs $77,552 in Dodge Center). Dodge Center has the higher median home value ($175,900 vs $154,300 in West Concord).

Population, income & housing

	Dodge Center	West Concord
Population	2,864	753
Median age	38.3 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,552	$81,111
Median home value	$175,900	$154,300
Median gross rent	$955	$786
Housing units	1,208	379
Homeownership rate	81.4%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodge Center	West Concord
Population	2,737 → 2,864 (+4.6%)	721 → 753 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$58,179 → $77,552 (+33.3%)	$55,625 → $81,111 (+45.8%)
Median home value	$140,300 → $175,900 (+25.4%)	$88,000 → $154,300 (+75.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $955 (+44.0%)	$946 → $786 (-16.9%)

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

West Concord

Population

721753

Median household income

$55,625$81,111

Median home value

$88,000$154,300

Median gross rent

$946$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodge Center	West Concord
Under 5	5.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.7%	13.7%
18 to 24	9.1%	11.4%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.9%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	13.6%	15.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	5.7%	7.2%
75 and over	8.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodge Center	West Concord
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	85.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
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%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodge Center	West Concord
No high school diploma	7.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	38.3%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodge Center	West Concord
Drove alone	80.9%	81.4%
Carpooled	10.6%	11.3%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	5.9%	2.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodge Center	West Concord
1-unit, detached	74.9%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	9.5%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dodge Center	West Concord
Poverty rate	5.0%	16.1%
Average household size	2.40	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1978	1964