Dodge City, KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Add Comparison

2023 Population

34,133

0.231% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

31.9

2.15% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.4%

21% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$70,495

3.67% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$132,700

9.22% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

16,726

2.56% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Dodge City, KS had a population of 34.1k people with a median age of 31.9 and a median household income of $70,495. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Dodge City, KS declined from 34,212 to 34,133, a −0.231% decrease and its median household income grew from $67,997 to $70,495, a 3.67% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dodge City, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (36.4%), White (Hispanic) (19.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (18.2%), Other (Hispanic) (17.5%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.41%).

None of the households in Dodge City, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.2% of the residents in Dodge City, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dodge City, KS are Dodge City Community College (363 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Dodge City, KS was $132,700, and the homeownership rate was 64.5%.

Most people in Dodge City, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Dodge City, KS was 2 cars per household.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Dodge City, KS is home to a population of 34.1k people, from which 85.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 22% of Dodge City, KS residents were born outside of the country (7.52k people).

In 2023, there were 1.83 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.4k people) in Dodge City, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.8k White (Hispanic) and 6.21k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.2%

2023 Citizenship

84.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 85.2% of Dodge City, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Dodge City, KS was 84.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dodge City, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.4k ± 115
White (Hispanic)
6.8k ± 1.16k
Two+ (Hispanic)
6.21k ± 1.27k

58.2%

Hispanic Population

19.9k people

58.2% of the people in Dodge City, KS are hispanic (19.9k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Dodge City, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
82,300 ± 6,944 people
India
14,639 ± 2,963 people
Vietnam
10,989 ± 2,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 82,300 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,639 and Vietnam with 10,989.

Foreign-Born Population

22%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7.52k people

22.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

7.79k people

As of 2023, 22% of Dodge City, KS residents (7.52k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dodge City, KS was 22.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
216 ± 78
Gulf War (2001-)
149 ± 81
Korea
134 ± 72

Dodge City, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Dodge City, KS employs 16.7k people. The largest industries in Dodge City, KS are Manufacturing (4,433 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,507 people), and Retail Trade (1,364 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($85,511), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,779), and Finance & Insurance ($69,013).

Males in Kansas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,429. The income inequality in Kansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

16.7k

2023 Value

± 1,133

−2.56%

1 Year decline

± 9.63%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dodge City, KS declined at a rate of −2.56%, from 17.2k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dodge City, KS, are Production Occupations (2,717 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,486 people), and Management Occupations (1,449 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dodge City, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (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.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

16.7k

2023 Value

± 1,133

−2.56%

1 Year decline

± 9.63%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dodge City, KS declined at a rate of −2.56%, from 17.2k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dodge City, KS, are Manufacturing (4,433 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,507 people), and Retail Trade (1,364 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dodge City, KS, though some of these residents may live in Dodge City, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,823

Median earning men ± $3,517

$36,839

Median earning women ± $5,049

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,869), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,685), and Public Administration ($68,268).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($49,243), Public Administration ($48,125), and Construction ($45,583).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

59
Other Services (except Public Administration)
48
Health Care and Social Assistance
44
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$488k
Manufacturing
$68.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$51.5k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Dodge City, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Dodge City, KS awarded 363 degrees. The student population of Dodge City, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 821 male students and 849 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dodge City, KS are Hispanic or Latino (189 and 52.6%), followed by White (109 and 30.4%), Black or African American (27 and 7.52%), and Unknown (17 and 4.74%).

The largest universities in Dodge City, KS by number of degrees awarded are Dodge City Community College (363 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dodge City, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (122 and 33.6%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (85 and 23.4%), and Medication Aide (33 and 9.09%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,670 students enrolled in Dodge City, KS, 49.2% men and 50.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 776 records, of which 54% were women and 46% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
122 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
18 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
13 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Dodge City, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 122 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Dodge City, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Dodge City Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

363 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Dodge City Community College with 363 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 151 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dodge City, KS, which is 0.712 times less than the 212 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 189 degrees mean that there were 1.73 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 109 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,410) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($3,120) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dodge City, KS was $132,700 in 2023, which is 0.437 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $121,500 to $132,700, a 9.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Dodge City, KS is 64.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Dodge City, KS have an average commute time of 12.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dodge City, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Dodge City, KS is $70,495. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Dodge City, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $107,261, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $88,000 and $87,694.

Housing

Property

$132,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$17,614

$7,588

Median Property Taxes

±$696

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 Dodge City, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.5%

Homeownership

2023

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 64.5% of the housing units in Dodge City, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dodge City, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Dodge City, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $107,261, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $88,000 and $87,694.

The following map shows all of the counties in Dodge City, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$70,495

Median Household Income

± $5,527

11.8k

Number of Households

± 890

In 2023, the median household income of the 11.8k households in Dodge City, KS grew to $70,495 from the previous year's value of $67,997.

The following chart displays the households in Dodge City, KS 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 Dodge City, KS is from Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.6%)
Carpooled (14%)
Worked At Home (2.1%)

In 2023, 81.6% of workers in Dodge City, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who worked at home (2.1%).

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

12.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dodge City, KS have a shorter commute time (12.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.664% of the workforce in Dodge City, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dodge City, KS (4.77k out of 33.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dodge City, KS is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

86.2% of the population of Dodge City, KS has health coverage, with 50% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 8.41% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0.267% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1260 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1271 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1605 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 446 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,260 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kansas

Primary care physicians in Kansas see an average of 1,260 patients per year. This represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1,271 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kansas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.7% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.8%

Uninsured

50%

Employer Coverage

15.8%

Medicaid

8.41%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

0.267%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dodge City, KS grew by 10.3% from 12.5% to 13.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dodge City, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Keep Exploring