COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rolfe vs Fort Dodge
PLACE A
Rolfe, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fort Dodge, Kansas
Rolfe is 426% larger than Fort Dodge. Rolfe earns more, with a median household income $11,033 higher. Rolfe has grown faster since 2000 (-13% vs -41%).
ROLFEFORT DODGEDIFFERENCE
Total population48993+426% vs Fort Dodge
Population density464508−44
Population growth-12.8%-41.2%+28.4 pts
Median age38.667.9−29.3
Male58.6%89.2%−30.6 pts
Female41.4%10.8%+30.6 pts
Foreign-born3.5%1.1%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%94.6%−1.3 pts
Black0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%2.2%+0.2 pts
Asian0.8%1.1%−0.3 pts
Other2.7%2.2%+0.6 pts
Median household income$51,250$40,217+$11,033
Per capita income$21,412$30,765−$9,353
Poverty rate13.5%0.0%+13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.100+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%0.0%+8.7 pts
Graduate degree1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%0.0%+20.8 pts
Labor force participation49.6%0.0%+49.6 pts
Median home value$48,500––
Median gross rent$583$644−$61
Owner-occupied83.8%0.0%+83.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.9%26.3%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%45.2%−8.4 pts
Average commute20.2––
Worked from home7.0%0.0%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.4%0.0%+12.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024