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Fort Dodge, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Fort Dodge is a Census city of 24,827 people across 16.01 square miles of land, in Webster County. Median household income is $60,649, 64.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Dodge
What Fort Dodge is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.01 sq mi
- Water area0.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,551
- County holding the largest share of its areaWebster County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fort Dodge
- Population24,827
- Median age37.6
- Population under 185,150
- Share under 1820.7 percent
- Population 65 and over4,713
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households10,272
- Family households4,960
- Share of households that are families48.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fort Dodge
- Median household income$60,649
- Per capita income$33,706
- Civilian labor force12,361
- Employed11,616
- Unemployed745 plus or minus 190
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over16,248
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Dodge
- Housing units11,475
- Occupied units10,272
- Vacant units1,203 plus or minus 309
- Vacancy rate10.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied6,619
- Renter occupied3,653
- Ownership rate64.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$144,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$785
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent
- Single family units8,125
- Share single family70.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,063
- Share in buildings of two or more26.7 percent
- Mobile homes287 plus or minus 96
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Dodge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,914
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,498
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,688 plus or minus 392
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Drove alone80.2 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fort Dodge (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$5,980,100
- Average approval$996,683
- Median approval$930,250
- Largest approval$2,227,000
- Jobs supported72
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term150 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Dodge, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fort Dodge (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$12,037,000
- Average approval$752,313
- Median approval$581,000
- Largest approval$2,509,000
- Jobs supported240
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Dodge, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fort Dodge
- NFIP communityCity of Fort Dodge
- NFIP community number195181
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/04/12
The City of Fort Dodge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 195181 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Webster County, not Fort Dodge
Webster County context, not Fort Dodge figures
- Establishments in Webster County997
- Covered employment, Webster County17,547
- Average annual pay, Webster County$56,709
- Housing units permitted, Webster County28
Every figure in this section is published for Webster County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Dodge.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Dodge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Dodge, Iowa?
24,827, in 10,272 households. Fort Dodge city covers 16.01 square miles of land, which is 1,551 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Dodge in?
Webster County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Dodge?
$60,649. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $144,100. Median gross rent is $785 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Dodge businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $6.0 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $930,250, plus 16 504 approvals worth $12.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Dodge, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Dodge borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Dodge. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fort Dodge in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Dodge appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Dodge, city of, community 195181, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Dodge figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Webster County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Dodge.
Is zoning published for Fort Dodge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.