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Iowa City, IA vs Fort Dodge, IA

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- Fort Dodge is 0% more densely populated than Iowa City.
- People are 10.5% more likely to be married in Fort Dodge.
- The Median Age is 10.9 years older in Fort Dodge.
 Iowa City, IAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,826329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 201068,053  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,136285,036,114
 Population - 199059,738  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-4.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now28.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,547.493.4
 Land Area25.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Iowa City, IAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2015.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Iowa City, IAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 White73.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.1%12.2%
 Asian7.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Iowa City, IAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Married Population34.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.5%50.2%
 Never Married56.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.6%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households30,380  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,19380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,676  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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