Dodge Center city, MN

Dodge County, MN

2022 population: 2,831 ( 161 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 1151.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,292	80.96%	2.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	24	0.85%	200.0%
Asian:	48	1.70%	140.0%
2+ races:	20	0.71%	9.1%
Hispanic:	447	15.79%	71.9%

Total non-White:	539	19.04%	66.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-55	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	216	9.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,670
2,347	87.90%
12	0.45%
8	0.30%
20	0.75%
22	0.82%
260	9.74%
323	12.10%

2000
2,240
2,009	89.69%
12	0.54%
2	0.09%
6	0.27%
22	0.98%
189	8.44%
231	10.31%

1990
1,954
1,850	94.68%
0	0.00%
24	1.23%
12	0.61%
n/a
68	3.48%
104	5.32%

1980
1,816
1,796	98.90%
0	0.00%
4	0.22%
0	0.00%
n/a
15	0.83%
20	1.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

338	15.1
92	4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

159	8.1
127	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

54	3.0
84	4.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Dodge Center city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.6
733	25.9%
2,098	74.1%
361	12.8%

1,077
2.58

710	65.9%
511	72.0%
67	9.4%
367	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
31.8
796	29.8%
1,874	70.2%
333	12.5%

998
2.62

659	66.0%
491	74.5%
83	12.6%
339	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
31.9
693	30.9%
1,547	69.1%
309	13.8%

825
2.62

597	72.4%
454	76.0%
82	13.7%
228	27.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
595	30.5%
1,359	69.5%
282	14.4%

734
2.66

528	71.9%
458	86.7%
37	7.0%
206	28.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
546	30.1%
1,270	69.9%
328	18.1%

650
2.67

484	74.5%
437	90.3%
24	5.0%
166	25.5%

2022 Housing Data for Dodge Center city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	31	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	53	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	61	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	45	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	71	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	173	16.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	104	9.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	168	15.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	98	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	80	7.4%
$200,000 or more	94	8.7%

Median Household Income	76,058
Per Capita Income	38,585

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	70	6.5%
Public Assistance	41	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	64	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,300	83.7%
Unemployed	48	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,348	86.7%
Not in Labor Force	206	13.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	567	477	54.3%
Non-Profit	44	160	21.6%
Self-Employed	52	56	48.1%

Local Government	63	129	32.8%
State Government	11	31	26.2%
Federal Government	19	1	95.0%

Total Private + Self	619	533	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	137	321	29.9%
Total	756	854	47.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	155	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	332	20.5%
Professional, Technical	286	17.7%
Service Occupations	263	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	40	2.5%
All others	584	36.0%

White Collar		47.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	373	23.0%
Manufacturing	320	19.8%
Retail trade	166	10.2%
Construction	151	9.3%
Educational services	121	7.5%
Other services	89	5.5%
Public administration	85	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	60	3.7%
Wholesale trade	51	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	46	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	44	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	40	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	38	2.3%
Finance and insurance	28	1.7%
Information	4	0.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	414	14.62%
Puerto Rican	6	0.21%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	20	0.71%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	5	0.18%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	7	0.25%
Salvadoran	8	0.28%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,164	81.6%
Spanish	415	15.7%
Tagalog	48	1.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.7%
German, other Germanic	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,038	36.7%
Norwegian	489	17.3%
Irish	170	6.0%
English	100	3.5%
Swedish	93	3.3%
American	68	2.4%
Italian	64	2.3%
European	55	1.9%
Czech	41	1.4%
Polish	35	1.2%
Finnish	24	0.8%
Danish	21	0.7%
Dutch	20	0.7%
French Canadian	20	0.7%
Russian	19	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,742	96.9%
Not a citizen	89	3.1%

Native	2,624	92.7%
Foreign-born	207	7.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
20	1.1%	129	6.9%	699	37.5%	634	34.0%	277	14.9%	105	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	20	1.1%
9-12 Years	129	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	699	37.5%
Some College	634	34.0%
Bach. Degree	277	14.9%
Grad Degree	105	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +133	D +17	D + 8.9%
D +150
2020 vs. 2012	R +288	R +341	R + 24.9%
D -53
2020 vs. 2008	R +305	R +337	R + 24.5%
D -32

2016 vs. 2008	R +172	R +354	R + 33.4%
D -182
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	856	61.9%	Joe Biden (D)	488	35.3%	39	2.8%	1,383	17	15	0.04%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	723	61.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	338	28.7%	115	9.8%	1,176	17	16	0.04%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	568	49.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	541	47.2%	37	3.2%	1,146	5	2	0.04%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	551	49.9%	Barack Obama (D)	520	47.1%	34	3.1%	1,105	6	4	0.04%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	555	54.1%	John Kerry (D)	460	44.8%	11	1.1%	1,026	6	3	0.04%
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	422	52.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	348	42.9%	41	5.1%	811	7	4	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dodge Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

488

35.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

856

61.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,383

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Dodge Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

338

28.7%

Donald Trump (R)

723

61.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

6.0%

TOTAL

1,176

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Dodge Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

541

47.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

568

49.6%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

1,146

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Dodge Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

520

47.1%

John McCain (R)

551

49.9%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

1,105

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Dodge Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

555

54.1%

John Kerry (D)

460

44.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,026

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Dodge Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

422

52.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

348

42.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

811

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dodge Center city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	45%	Scott Jensen (R)	584	61.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	339	35.5%	31 [+]	3.2%	954	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (1.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 7 (0.7%);
2020	S2	65%	Jason Lewis (R)	725	53.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	454	33.4%	182 [+]	13.4%	1,361	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 135 (9.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 45 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S2	48%	Karin Housley (R)	495	50.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	425	42.9%	70 [+]	7.1%	990	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 58 (5.9%); Jerry Trooien (I) 12 (1.2%);
2018	S1	48%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	516	51.8%	Jim Newberger (R)	423	42.5%	57 [+]	5.7%	996	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 45 (4.5%); Paula Overby (Green) 12 (1.2%);
2018	G	48%	Jeff Johnson (R)	488	49.1%	Tim Walz (DFL)	457	46.0%	49 [+]	4.9%	994	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 39 (3.9%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 10 (1.0%);
2014	S2	42%	Al Franken* (DFL)	392	47.0%	Mike McFadden (R)	383	45.9%	59 [+]	7.1%	834	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 46 (5.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 13 (1.6%);
2014	G	42%	Jeff Johnson (R)	415	50.4%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	331	40.2%	77 [+]	9.4%	823	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 38 (4.6%); Other (Write-in) 30 (3.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 9 (1.1%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,115
Median Value	$164,400

Occupied	1,077	96.6%
Vacant	38	3.4%

Owned	869	80.7%
Rented	208	19.3%
Median Rent	$883

Single-Family Units	902	80.9%
Detached	840	75.3%
Attached	62	5.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	96	8.6%
Mobile Homes	73	6.5%

Dodge Center city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dodge Center city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Dodge Center city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dodge Center city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dodge Center city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dodge Center city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dodge Center city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dodge Center city, MN