COMPARING TWO PLACES
Belmond vs Fort Dodge
PLACE A
Belmond, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fort Dodge, Kansas
Belmond is 2502% larger than Fort Dodge. Belmond earns more, with a median household income $16,311 higher. Belmond has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -41%).
BELMONDFORT DODGEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,42093+2502% vs Fort Dodge
Population density854508+346
Population growth3.7%-41.2%+44.9 pts
Median age38.267.9−29.7
Male48.5%89.2%−40.7 pts
Female51.5%10.8%+40.7 pts
Foreign-born11.8%1.1%+10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.8%94.6%−20.8 pts
Black2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.2%2.2%+20.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other2.1%2.2%−0.1 pts
Median household income$56,528$40,217+$16,311
Per capita income$31,833$30,765+$1,068
Poverty rate19.8%0.0%+19.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.100+0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%0.0%+29.9 pts
Graduate degree6.1%0.0%+6.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation45.7%0.0%+45.7 pts
Median home value$129,100––
Median gross rent$830$644+$186
Owner-occupied81.0%0.0%+81.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%26.3%−17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households43.3%45.2%−2.0 pts
Average commute24.2––
Worked from home9.5%0.0%+9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024