Demographics of Dodge County, Minnesota

Dodge County, Minnesota had 21,376 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +481 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dodge County, in four figures

21,376
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +481 people.; 38.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,739 ±$3,210
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dodge County, Minnesota's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dodge County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dodge County, Minnesota's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dodge County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	20,895	100.0	100.0
2021	20,969	100.4	100.2
2022	21,044	100.7	100.7
2023	21,141	101.2	101.6
2024	21,281	101.8	102.5
2025	21,376	102.3	103.1

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Population of Dodge County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	20,895	+23	+36	0	−13
2021	20,969	+74	+81	0	−28
2022	21,044	+75	+102	+48	−68
2023	21,141	+97	+114	+25	−40
2024	21,281	+140	+121	+41	−19
2025	21,376	+95	+121	+20	−47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.7 ±0.5: for men 38.2 ±0.8 and for women 38.9 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dodge County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,326 ±67	6.3% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,953 ±207	18.8% ±1.0	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,586 ±126	7.5% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,515 ±260	26.2% ±1.2	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,316 ±223	25.3% ±1.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,349 ±225	15.9% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,739 ±$3,210, and income per person $43,583 ±$1,515, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dodge County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	827 ±165	10.2% ±2.0	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	893 ±149	11.0% ±1.8	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,293 ±206	16.0% ±2.5	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,266 ±183	15.7% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,965 ±251	24.3% ±3.1	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	988 ±149	12.2% ±1.8	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	851 ±110	10.5% ±1.4	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dodge County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,454 ±300	7.0% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	438 ±127	8.8% ±2.5	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	701 ±183	6.4% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	315 ±93	6.6% ±1.9	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dodge County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dodge County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	8,484 ±37	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±1.4	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.7% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.6% ±2.1	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.4% ±2.1	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$287,700 ±$9,062	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,020 ±$122	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dodge County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,136 ±0	5.4% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,805 ±96	89.4% ±0.5	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	233 ±54	1.1% ±0.3	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	110 ±25	0.5% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 37	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	46 to 158	0.2% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	638 ±94	3.0% ±0.4	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dodge County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	16,300 ±370	77.5% ±1.8	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,965 ±353	18.8% ±1.7	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	70 to 274	0.3% to 1.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	608 ±117	2.9% ±0.6	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	214 ±63	1.0% ±0.3	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	394 ±120	1.9% ±0.6	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dodge County among the counties of Minnesota

48th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Dodge County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Meeker County	23,603	+0.7%
Hubbard County	22,369	+4.6%
Nobles County	22,338	+0.6%
Fillmore County	21,540	+1.4%
Wabasha County	21,537	+0.7%
Dodge County	21,376	+2.3%
Martin County	19,440	−2.8%
Waseca County	18,688	−1.5%
Houston County	18,400	−2.4%
Kanabec County	16,628	+3.6%
Aitkin County	16,252	+3.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026