Dodge Center

Population: 2,864
Median household income: $77,552
Median home value: $175,900

Located in Dodge County, Minnesota, Dodge Center is a community with a population of 2,864. At $77,552, its median household income sits below Dodge County's $92,943.

From 2019 to 2023, Dodge Center's population grew 4.6% from 2,737 to 2,864, while its median home value rose 25.4% from $140,300 to $175,900.

Households average 2.40 people. The median gross rent is $955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,864
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $77,552
Median home value: $175,900
Median gross rent: $955
Housing units: 1,208
Homeownership rate: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7372,864

Median household income

$58,179$77,552

Median home value

$140,300$175,900

Median gross rent

$663$955

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,737	$58,179	$140,300	$663
2020	2,750	$63,708	$141,600	$682
2021	2,830	$71,912	$150,000	$758
2022	2,831	$76,058	$164,400	$883
2023	2,864	$77,552	$175,900	$955

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	149	5.2%
5 to 17	507	17.7%
18 to 24	260	9.1%
25 to 34	421	14.7%
35 to 44	402	14.0%
45 to 54	389	13.6%
55 to 64	328	11.5%
65 to 74	162	5.7%
75 and over	246	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,443	85.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.6%
Asian	48	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	323	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	143	7.3%
High school graduate	747	38.3%
Some college or associate's	752	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	216	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	90	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,377	80.9%
Carpooled	181	10.6%
Public transit	22	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	100	5.9%
Other means	22	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	632	39.5%
15 to 29 min	526	32.8%
30 to 44 min	340	21.2%
45 to 59 min	54	3.4%
60+ min	50	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 5.0% (140 of 2,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	743	63.2%
Nonfamily households	432	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,175	97.3%
Vacant	33	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	957	81.4%
Renter-occupied	218	18.6%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	905	74.9%
1-unit, attached	95	7.9%
2 to 4 units	32	2.6%
5 to 19 units	38	3.1%
20 or more units	62	5.1%
Mobile home & other	76	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2715994
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.0285, -92.8522