The Town Files

Dodge County, Wisconsin

88,742 people. The median home is worth $231,900 (typical Wisconsin town: $256,000) and the median household earns $75,929.

Towns in Dodge County

Towns in Dodge County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Beaver Dam16,708$201,900$66,67340.1
Waupun11,344$188,600$65,62539.5
Mayville5,196$193,000$66,83442.1
Beaver Dam4,062$261,400$82,16354.0
Horicon3,767$172,500$53,46539.3
Lomira2,678$235,400$70,36538.5
Ashippun2,663$404,700$97,15940.2
Juneau2,658$186,700$77,70843.5
Fox Lake2,588$364,200$92,63948.1

People and housing

Dodge CountyTypical Wisconsin town
Median home value$231,900$256,000
Median rent$988$951
Median household income$75,929$82,217
Median age43.045.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%23.8%
Below the poverty line8.5%7.2%

Jobs and pay

36,662 jobs in 2024, average pay $59,552 a year.

Largest industries in Dodge CountyManufacturing11,118 jobs · $66,847Health care & social assistan…3,819 jobs · $53,637Retail3,287 jobs · $29,348Construction2,944 jobs · $92,060Hotels & restaurants2,019 jobs · $18,331Transportation & warehousing1,701 jobs · $60,023
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Dodge County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 2.6%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 937 storm events in Dodge County from 1996 to 2026, with 9 deaths.

Storm events in Dodge County by type since 1996Hail165Heat32Flood21Tornado25Dense Fog70Flash Flood22Strong Wind41Funnel Cloud21Winter Storm55Winter Weather165
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Dodge County has been included in 13 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4520: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3454: Covid-19
April 5, 2011SnowstormDR-1966: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
June 14, 2008Severe StormDR-1768: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 19, 2008SnowstormEM-3285: Record Snow And Near Record Snow
September 13, 2005HurricaneEM-3249: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).