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Fort Dodge, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Dodge, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,078. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FORT-DODGE-IA · Fort Dodge, IA 1 ZIPs · 29,078 pop · #14530/25278 · Webster County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $66,888
  • RANK-MID #14530/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Vincent
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,078
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $153,500

Nearest income peer: Vincent, IA (+ $112 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Fort Dodge

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fort Dodge on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fort Dodge, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,078
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,888
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,888 and poverty 14.0% concentrate in 50501.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fort Dodge as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Udell is the closest lower-income city and Vincent the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Dodge.

Population concentration

Fort Dodge reads through its lone ZIP, 50501

29,078 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50501 is not the leading code inside Fort Dodge, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Fort Dodge's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 828 establishments, 15,301 employees , annual payroll $745,138k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50501 (828 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (114) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Dodge, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Webster County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fort Dodge. See the Webster County roll-up →

Fort Dodge lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Webster County: Gowrie, Dayton and Badger earn more and Duncombe, Otho and Lehigh earn less. Clare marks the far end of that range at $104,375, 56% above Fort Dodge.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50501 29,078 $66,888 828 72
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Fort Dodge roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Fort Dodge, .