Dodge County, Minnesota

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,962
Median household income: $92,943
Median home value: $267,500

Dodge County, Minnesota counts 20,962 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $92,943 runs above the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Dodge County's population grew 1.4% from 20,669 to 20,962, while its median household income rose 24.6% from $74,575 to $92,943.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.0% of the population. 76.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,962
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $92,943
Median home value: $267,500
Median gross rent: $1,007
Housing units: 8,399
Homeownership rate: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,66920,962

Median household income

$74,575$92,943

Median home value

$183,900$267,500

Median gross rent

$653$1,007

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,669	$74,575	$183,900	$653
2020	20,807	$79,020	$197,100	$720
2021	20,798	$84,568	$216,900	$750
2022	20,893	$92,890	$245,800	$901
2023	20,962	$92,943	$267,500	$1,007

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,328	6.3%
5 to 17	4,009	19.1%
18 to 24	1,613	7.7%
25 to 34	2,528	12.1%
35 to 44	2,880	13.7%
45 to 54	2,658	12.7%
55 to 64	2,732	13.0%
65 to 74	1,884	9.0%
75 and over	1,330	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,864	90.0%
Black or African American	205	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.2%
Asian	118	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	99	0.5%
Two or more races	560	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,084	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	707	5.0%
High school graduate	4,027	28.7%
Some college or associate's	5,110	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,006	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,162	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,462	76.0%
Carpooled	1,114	10.0%
Public transit	94	0.8%
Walked	129	1.2%
Bicycle	19	0.2%
Worked from home	1,239	11.1%
Other means	73	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,694	27.2%
15 to 29 min	3,923	39.7%
30 to 44 min	2,288	23.1%
45 to 59 min	502	5.1%
60+ min	484	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 5.4% (1,127 of 20,684)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,777	72.1%
Nonfamily households	2,241	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,018	95.5%
Vacant	381	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,029	87.7%
Renter-occupied	989	12.3%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,082	84.3%
1-unit, attached	344	4.1%
2 to 4 units	118	1.4%
5 to 19 units	271	3.2%
20 or more units	149	1.8%
Mobile home & other	435	5.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 27039
State: Minnesota
Land area: 439 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 44.0207, -92.8694