Census place 2018250

Dodge City

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Dodge City city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Dodge City.

According to the 2025 estimate, Dodge City has a population of 27,653 and 1,827 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 38 covered Kansas places are: typical commute is 11.6 minutes, below the comparison median of 19.5 minutes; median home value is $151,700, below the comparison median of $192,500; and population density is 1,827/sq mi, above the comparison median of 1,745/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute
11.6 minutes
Below the comparison median of 19.5 minutes
median home value
$151,700
Below the comparison median of $192,500
population density
1,827/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 1,745/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Dodge City's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
27,653
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.6%
Population estimate
Density
1,827/sq mi
15.1 sq mi land area
Median age
30.2 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$68,721
Median home value
$151,700
Median gross rent
$1,045
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20%
Typical commute
11.6 min
Drive-alone commute
80.7%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
1.5%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
43.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
27.5%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
67.9%
Unemployed residents 16+
4.1%
Working from home
1.9%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
88.1%
Homes built 2020+
0.9%
Households without a vehicle
4.2%
Households with children
46.5%
Residents with a disability
11.2%
Residents without insurance
17.9%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Ford County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
11
Severe Storm declarations
7
Fire declarations
1
Hurricane declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: DODGE CITY (2 mi from place center)
Average high
69.4°F
Average low
42.5°F
Annual rainfall
22"
Annual snowfall
19.1"

Month by month

A year in Dodge City.

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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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