Dodgeville, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

5,042

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

8.75% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.29%

25.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$72,288

0.66% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Dodgeville, WI is home to a population of 5.04k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.62% of Dodgeville, WI residents were born outside of the country (132 people).

In 2024, there were 43.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.59k people) in Dodgeville, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 105 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 96 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Dodgeville, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dodgeville, WI was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dodgeville, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dodgeville, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.59k ± 201
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
105 ± 78
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
96 ± 163

2.34%

Hispanic Population

118 people

2.34% of the people in Dodgeville, WI are hispanic (118 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dodgeville, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

2.62%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

132 people

2.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

108 people

As of 2024, 2.62% of Dodgeville, WI residents (132 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dodgeville, WI was 2.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dodgeville, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
47 ± 58
Vietnam
43 ± 44
Korea
17 ± 30

Dodgeville, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dodgeville, WI.

Economy

The economy of Dodgeville, WI employs 2.71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dodgeville, WI were Health Care & Social Assistance (448 people), Manufacturing (422 people), and Retail Trade (367 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($76,063), Educational Services ($75,515), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,809).

Employment

Occupations

2.71k

2024 Value

± 385

4.23%

1 Year growth

± 19.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dodgeville, WI grew at a rate of 4.23%, from 2.6k employees to 2.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dodgeville, WI, are Sales & Related Occupations (355 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (230 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (220 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dodgeville, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.71k

2024 Value

± 385

4.23%

1 Year growth

± 19.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dodgeville, WI grew at a rate of 4.23%, from 2.6k employees to 2.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dodgeville, WI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (448 people), Manufacturing (422 people), and Retail Trade (367 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dodgeville, WI, though some of these residents may live in Dodgeville, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,540

Median earning men ± $11,865

$44,695

Median earning women ± $7,617

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($95,952), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,904), and Public Administration ($65,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,063), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,240), and Manufacturing ($49,216).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dodgeville, WI was $242,600 in 2024, which is 0.729 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $234,000 to $242,600, a 3.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Dodgeville, WI is 63.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dodgeville, WI have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dodgeville, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$242,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,439

$1,443

Median Property Taxes

±$246

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dodgeville, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dodgeville, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.2%

Homeownership

2024

55.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.2% of the housing units in Dodgeville, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dodgeville, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,288

Median Household Income

± $8,563

2.28k

Number of Households

± 364

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.28k households in Dodgeville, WI declined from $72,288 from the previous year's value of $72,768.

The following chart displays the households in Dodgeville, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dodgeville, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.7%)
Worked At Home (15.6%)
Carpooled (12.1%)

In 2024, 64.7% of workers in Dodgeville, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.6%) and those who carpooled to work (12.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dodgeville, WI have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.11% of the workforce in Dodgeville, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dodgeville, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dodgeville, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dodgeville, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.29% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dodgeville, WI (312 out of 4.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dodgeville, WI is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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