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Dodge Center, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Dodge Center is a Census city of 2,880 people across 2.41 square miles of land, in Dodge County. Median household income is $93,884, 81.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dodge Center
What Dodge Center is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,194
- County holding the largest share of its areaDodge 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 Dodge Center
- Population2,880
- Median age38.1
- Population under 18607 plus or minus 130
- Share under 1821.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over419
- Share 65 and over14.5 percent
- Households1,153
- Family households772
- Share of households that are families67.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dodge Center
- Median household income$93,884
- Per capita income$45,997
- Civilian labor force1,775
- Employed1,734
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over1,967
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dodge Center
- Housing units1,209
- Occupied units1,153
- Vacant units56 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied938
- Renter occupied215 plus or minus 76
- Ownership rate81.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$197,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,012
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.9 percent
- Single family units1,022
- Share single family84.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more123 plus or minus 44
- Share in buildings of two or more10.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes64 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dodge Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,599
- Commuting under 15 minutes588
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more449 plus or minus 103
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone80.7 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dodge Center
SBA loans in Dodge Center (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,133,500
- Average approval$426,700
- Median approval$500,000
- Largest approval$1,098,500
- Jobs supported25
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises40.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dodge Center, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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 Dodge Center (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,018,000
- Average approval$509,000
- Median approval$509,000
- Largest approval$797,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dodge Center, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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 Dodge Center
- NFIP communityCity of Dodge Center
- NFIP community number270950
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/24
The City of Dodge Center participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270950 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.
Dodge County, not Dodge Center
Dodge County context, not Dodge Center figures
- Establishments in Dodge County427
- Covered employment, Dodge County5,967
- Average annual pay, Dodge County$61,269
- Housing units permitted, Dodge County113
Every figure in this section is published for Dodge County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dodge Center.
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
Dodge Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dodge Center, Minnesota?
2,880, in 1,153 households. Dodge Center city covers 2.41 square miles of land, which is 1,194 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dodge Center in?
Dodge 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 Dodge Center?
$93,884. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $197,600. Median gross rent is $1,012 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dodge Center businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dodge Center, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dodge Center borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dodge Center. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dodge Center in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dodge Center appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dodge Center, city of, community 270950, 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 Dodge Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dodge 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 Dodge Center.
Is zoning published for Dodge Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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