Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Dodgeville’s subject grades is an A for history. Dodgeville’s age of the median resident is 49.6 years, above both the Wisconsin town median (42.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Governor Dodge State Park, at 5,356 acres with 32.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 47 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score lower on civic life. Emanuel D. Adler House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dodgeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dodgeville beats most towns.
Where Dodgeville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Dodgeville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,222 in 1860, 4,984 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1827 and 2 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dodgeville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Dodgeville.
Federal aid has come to Dodgeville households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 94% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 28% come from inland flooding and 23% from cold waves. The town has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 2007.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Employers in Dodgeville shed 111 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 512. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: for Dodgeville, the middle household income is $117,000. The top destinations are Madison (18%), Dodgeville (14%) and Middleton (3%).
| Dodgeville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For residents in Dodgeville, the share who are 65 or older is 25%. A bachelor’s degree or higher: nearly two in five adults 25 and older, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Dodgeville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 80% are men (WI 51%).
| Dodgeville | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.1% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.3% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Summer afternoons peak near 82° in July, and January nights bottom out around 10°; snowfall runs to about 41 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 38 miles. Dodgeville’s density of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Dodgeville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.9% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Governor Dodge State Park | 32.9 mi | 5,356 |
| 2. Pine Cliff State Natural Area | 0.5 mi | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in Dodgeville, 18% binge drink. In Dodgeville, 29% of adults feel lonely.
| Dodgeville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Dodgeville | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Dodgeville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Dodgeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
7 notable people were born in Dodgeville.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Dodgeville is a city in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 4,984 at the 2020 census, making it the county's most populous city. Dodgeville is part of the Madison metropolitan area.
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8 towns share a border with Dodgeville.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodgeville | — | — | B− | — | B | B |
| Ridgeway | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mineral Point | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linden | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clyde | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waldwick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dodgeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Dodgeville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Ridgeway, Wyoming, Mineral Point, Linden, Clyde, Waldwick and Highland aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dodgeville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
7 notable people were born here, including Archie Hahn and Don Perkins.
