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Fort Dodge Community School District Overview

Iowa Central Community College located in Fort Dodge Community School District area. A total of 11,998 households are located in Fort Dodge Community School District area. Among them, 3,130 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.83 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,737 and 6,676 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.39% (616) of residents are non-citizens and 4.95% (1,275) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Fort Dodge Community School District, Iowa
Household	11,998
Population	25,745
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,130 (26.09%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,737
Total Students	6,676
Pre-Kindergarten	519
Kindergarten	413
Grade 1-8	2,292
Grade 9-12	1,425
College/Graduate School	2,027
Veterans	22,633
Non-citizen	616
Non-English Home Language	1,275
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

23,458 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,491 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,483 people are in civilian labor force and 8 are in armed labor force. 12,874 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Fort Dodge Community School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,677	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,141	80.00%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,280	10.10%
Public transportation	90	0.71%
Walked	560	4.42%
Other method	144	1.14%
Worked from home	462	3.64%
Average Commute Time	15 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,874	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,794	29.47%
Service	2,722	21.14%
Sales and office	2,617	20.33%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,443	11.21%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,298	17.85%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,874	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	310	2.41%
Construction	909	7.06%
Manufacturing	1,780	13.83%
Wholesale trade	404	3.14%
Retail trade	1,773	13.77%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	853	6.63%
Information	226	1.76%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	584	4.54%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	620	4.82%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,023	23.48%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,186	9.21%
Other services, except public administration	647	5.03%
Public administration	559	4.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,874	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,395	80.74%
Government workers	1,663	12.92%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	798	6.20%
Unpaid family workers	18	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,737 for the 11,998 households in Fort Dodge Community School District area, Iowa. The average income of a single worker is $27,171. 25,199 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.87%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,998	-
Less than $10,000	924	7.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	664	5.53%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,732	14.44%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,599	13.33%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,685	14.04%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,178	18.15%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,285	10.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,295	10.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	428	3.57%
More than $200,000	208	1.73%
Median Household Income	$43,436	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,737	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,600	-
Less than $10,000	340	5.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	158	2.39%
$15,000 - $24,999	624	9.45%
$25,000 - $34,999	677	10.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	991	15.02%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,376	20.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	920	13.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,057	16.02%
$150,000 - $199,999	286	4.33%
More than $200,000	171	2.59%

Median Family Income	$60,573	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,887	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,171	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,731	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,731	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,846	-
With health insurance coverage	25,199	93.87%
Public coverage	11,182	41.65%
Private health insurance	18,284	68.11%
Without health insurance coverage	1,647	6.13%

Housing

There are 13,228 housing units in Fort Dodge Community School District area, Iowa with 11,998 units (90.70%) occupied. 7,773 houses (64.79%) are occupied by owner and 4,225 houses (35.21%) are rented. The average housing value is $97,800 and the average rental cost is $646. 95 houses (0.72%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,282 houses (39.93%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,228	-
Occupied	11,998	90.70%
Owner Occupied	7,773	64.79%
Renter Occupied	4,225	35.21%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,985	75.48%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	229	1.73%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,537	19.18%
Mobile Homes	455	3.44%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	22	0.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,228	-
Built 2014 or later	95	0.72%
Built 2010 - 2013	163	1.23%
Built 2000 - 2009	613	4.63%
Built 1990 - 1999	901	6.81%
Built 1980 - 1989	746	5.64%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,307	17.44%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,182	8.94%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,939	14.66%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,282	39.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,228	-
1 room	351	2.65%
2 rooms	291	2.20%
3 rooms	969	7.33%
4 rooms	2,165	16.37%
5 rooms	2,514	19.01%
6 rooms	2,257	17.06%
7 rooms	1,676	12.67%
8 rooms	1,523	11.51%
9 rooms or more	1,482	11.20%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,228	-
no bedroom	373	2.82%
1 bedroom	1,455	11.00%
2 bedrooms	4,053	30.64%
3 bedrooms	4,899	37.04%
4 bedrooms	1,988	15.03%
5 bedrooms or more	460	3.48%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,773	-
Less than $50,000	951	12.23%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,054	39.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,563	20.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,114	14.33%
$200,000 - $299,999	729	9.38%
$300,000 - $499,999	301	3.87%
$500,000 - $999,999	36	0.46%
$1,000,000 or more	25	0.32%
Median House Value	$97,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,997	-
Less than $500	892	22.32%
$500 - $999	2,391	59.82%
$1,000 - $1,499	611	15.29%
$1,500 - $1,999	15	0.38%
$2,000 - $2,499	69	1.73%
$2,500 - $2,999	19	0.48%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$646	-

Demographic

A total of 28,522 people lives in Fort Dodge Community School District area, Iowa with 14,802 male and 13,720 female. The males to female ratio is 51.90 to 48.10. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	28,522	-
Male	14,802	51.90%
Female	13,720	48.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,522	-
Under 5 years	1,657	5.81%
5 - 9 years	1,721	6.03%
10 - 14 years	1,449	5.08%
15 - 19 years	2,307	8.09%
20 - 24 years	2,342	8.21%
25 - 34 years	3,722	13.05%
35 - 44 years	3,206	11.24%
45 - 54 years	3,104	10.88%
55 - 59 years	2,142	7.51%
60 - 64 years	1,789	6.27%
65 - 74 years	2,736	9.59%
75 - 84 years	1,527	5.35%
85 years and older	820	2.87%
Median Age	37.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,522	-
One Race	27,963	98.04%
White	25,369	88.95%
Black or African American	1,648	5.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native	88	0.31%
Asian	468	1.64%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5	0.02%
Other	385	1.35%

Two or more races	559	1.96%
White and Black or African American	361	1.27%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	66	0.23%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	15	0.05%