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Fort Dodge Population and Demographics

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Fort Dodge Population: 25136 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 11943 47.51%
Female 13193 52.49%

Under 5 years 1716 6.83%
5 to 9 years 1728 6.87%
10 to 14 years 1644 6.54%
15 to 19 years 1949 7.75%
20 to 24 years 1770 7.04%
25 to 34 years 2839 11.29%
35 to 44 years 3490 13.88%
45 to 54 years 3212 12.78%
55 to 59 years 1161 4.62%
60 to 64 years 967 3.85%
65 to 74 years 2050 8.16%
75 to 84 years 1788 7.11%
85 years and over 822 3.27%

Median age (years) 38

18 years and over 19024 75.68%
Male 8833 35.14%
Female 10191 40.54%
21 years and over 17635 70.16%
62 years and over 5241 20.85%
65 years and over 4660 18.54%
Male 1752 6.97%
Female 2908 11.57%

Race
One race 24795 98.64%
White 23243 92.47%
Black or African American 952 3.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native 52 0.21%
Asian 214 0.85%
Asian indian 25 0.1%
Chinese 69 0.27%
Filipino 19 0.08%
Japanese 16 0.06%
Korean 26 0.1%
Vietnamese 44 0.18%
Other Asian 15 0.06%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 0 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 2 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 4 0.02%
Some other race 328 1.3%
Two or more races 341 1.36%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 25136 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 739 2.94%
Mexican 563 2.24%
Puerto Rican 50 0.2%
Cuban 1 0%
Other Hispanic or Latino 125 0.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 24397 97.06%
White alone 22904 91.12%

Relationship
Total Population 25136 100.00%
In households 23971 95.37%
Householder 10470 41.65%
Spouse 4808 19.13%
Child 6898 27.44%
Own child under 18 years 5677 22.59%
Other relatives 634 2.52%
Under 18 years 296 1.18%
Nonrelatives 1161 4.62%
Unmarried partner 537 2.14%
In group quarters 1165 4.63%
Institutionalized population 815 3.24%
Non-Institutionalized population 350 1.39%

Households by Type
Total Households 10470 100.0 %
Family households (families) 6376 60.9%
With own children under 18 years 3033 28.97%
Married-couple family 4808 45.92%
With own children under 18 years 2000 19.1%
Female householder, no husband present 1190 11.37%
With own children under 18 years 803 7.67%
Non Family households 4094 39.1%
Householder living alone 3541 33.82%
Householder 65 years and over 1480 14.14%

Households with individuals under 18 years 3239 30.94%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2976 28.42%

Average Household size 2.29
Average family size 2.94

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 11168 100.00%
Occupied housing units 10470 93.75%
Vacant housing units 698 6.25%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 41 0.37%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.2

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 10470 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 6951 66.39%
Renter-occupied housing units. 3519 33.61%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.44
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.99

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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