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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Dodge is $21,477, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Fort Dodge median household income is $13,929. On average Fort Dodge residents spend 10.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #363

Fort Dodge, KS	21,477 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Dodge, KS	2,499 USD
Kansas	28,800 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Dodge, KS	2,499 USD
Kansas	34,910 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #659

Fort Dodge, KS	13,929 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Dodge, KS	26,784 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Fort Dodge, KS		-40.09%
Kansas		27.69%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Fort Dodge, KS median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Kansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fort Dodge, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.78%	$6,957, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	62.22%	$12,323, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	14.44%	$77, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.33%	$14,638, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Dodge, KS	33,382 USD
Kansas	64,731 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Dodge, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$13,929, see rank	$53,621	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Dodge, KS	Kansas	U.S.
45 to 64	$12,679, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$58,750, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Dodge, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	162, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	115, 70.99%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7, 6.09%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7, 6.09%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7, 100.00%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	108, 93.91%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	47, 29.01%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7, 14.89%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7, 14.89%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7, 100.00%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	40, 85.11%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fort Dodge, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7, 50.00%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	7, 50.00%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Dodge, KS	10.0 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Dodge, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	7, 50.00%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 100.00%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	7, 50.00%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7, 100.00%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fort Dodge, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 50.00%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7, 50.00%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fort Dodge, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	39	40.63%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.