Dodge County is home to 21,045 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Density works out to 48 people per square mile. Growth has run 19% since 2000, or 3,314 more people.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,739, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dodge County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$126,724 → $287,700(+127%)US over the same years: +67%
White share98.2% → 89.4%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.0% → 5.4%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.3%(209)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.9%(117)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.2%(484)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(52)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 983 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dodge County, decade by decade
Dodge County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,731
$69,772
$126,724
11.7%
4.5
2000
17,731
$86,414
$180,708
17.1%
10.3
2010
20,087
$92,699
$235,494
21.9%
15.5
2020
20,867
$95,775
$238,893
27.4%
23.1
2024
21,045
$95,739
$287,700
30.2%
24.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
