Dodge County, Wisconsin

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 88,818
Median household income: $73,992
Median home value: $218,400

Home to 88,818 residents, Dodge County is one of Wisconsin's counties. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,992 runs in line with the Wisconsin figure of $75,670.

From 2019 to 2023, Dodge County's population grew 1.3% from 87,715 to 88,818, while its median household income rose 22.0% from $60,652 to $73,992.

71.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,818
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $73,992
Median home value: $218,400
Median gross rent: $963
Housing units: 38,290
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

87,71588,818

Median household income

$60,652$73,992

Median home value

$162,100$218,400

Median gross rent

$810$963

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	87,715	$60,652	$162,100	$810
2020	87,569	$62,591	$169,000	$830
2021	89,274	$66,403	$173,700	$848
2022	89,032	$71,747	$201,000	$929
2023	88,818	$73,992	$218,400	$963

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,052	4.6%
5 to 17	13,444	15.1%
18 to 24	6,956	7.8%
25 to 34	10,764	12.1%
35 to 44	11,570	13.0%
45 to 54	11,705	13.2%
55 to 64	13,929	15.7%
65 to 74	9,789	11.0%
75 and over	6,609	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	78,086	87.9%
Black or African American	2,346	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	245	0.3%
Asian	351	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.0%
Some other race	125	0.1%
Two or more races	1,937	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,696	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,859	7.5%
High school graduate	25,915	40.3%
Some college or associate's	20,769	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	9,239	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,584	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,858	80.7%
Carpooled	3,553	7.8%
Public transit	15	0.0%
Walked	1,322	2.9%
Bicycle	80	0.2%
Worked from home	3,464	7.6%
Other means	395	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,241	36.1%
15 to 29 min	13,479	31.9%
30 to 44 min	7,420	17.6%
45 to 59 min	2,926	6.9%
60+ min	3,157	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 7.9% (6,621 of 84,325)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,404	62.7%
Nonfamily households	13,319	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,723	93.3%
Vacant	2,567	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,456	71.3%
Renter-occupied	10,267	28.7%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,245	71.2%
1-unit, attached	1,460	3.8%
2 to 4 units	2,802	7.3%
5 to 19 units	4,101	10.7%
20 or more units	1,319	3.4%
Mobile home & other	1,363	3.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 55027
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 876 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 43.4296, -88.7019