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Dodge County, WI

Demographic and economic profile of Dodge County, WI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Dodge County's economy supports a workforce of roughly 88,800 residents, with labor force participation at 65.4% and unemployment at 3.9%, pointing to a relatively tight local labor market. College attainment is modest at 19.9% with a bachelor's degree or higher, while 92.5% hold at least a high school diploma, and median worker earnings of $45,213 sit below the household median income of $75,929, suggesting multi-income households are common. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $218,400 and median gross rent of $963 per month, and the county's 7.9% poverty rate and +1.2% five-year population growth indicate modest but stable conditions.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

88,635

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$75,929

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.2% since 2018

Dodge County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone78,439 (88.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,795 (4.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,268 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,830 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,311 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone554 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,465
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic435
  3. 3.Other Indo-European202
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)133
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,894

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,451

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,295

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)11,568
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,225
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,288
  4. 4.Construction (Group)3,915
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,507

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations14,064
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,902
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations8,183
  4. 4.Service Occupations6,966
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,179

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.70×)12,425
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.62×)1,933
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.18×)3,778
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)5,336
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.90×)2,433

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$218,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$963/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,749 (18.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,624 (14.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,949 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,820 (11.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,291 (8.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,199 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,213

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone36,220 (81.0%)
  • Worked At Home3,857 (8.6%)
  • Carpooled3,014 (6.7%)
  • Walked1,222 (2.7%)
  • Other180 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle84 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.