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Kansas·Ford County
5 tracts·13K people·$152K median·851/mi²
Hispanic 67 · White 27 · Black 3 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 41 · Other 35 · Living alone 24
Manufacturing 38 · Health 19 · Retail 15 · Professional 10 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 8 · Other 2
Production · transport 30 · Management · business · science · arts 25 · Sales · office 18 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 29 · Work from home 3 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Dodge City is $151,700 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Dodge City has 27,613 residents across 3 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.2; the population is 66.9% Hispanic or Latino, 27.1% White, 2.9% Black, 1.6% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 20.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.6% (Census ACS).
Miller Elem (27%), Ross Elementary School (25%) and Northwest Elem (22%) lead the elementary schools; Dodge City Middle School (16%) and Comanche Middle School (15%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,045/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Dodge City is $68,721 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Dodge City, median rent is $1,045/month and the median home value is $151,700 (Census ACS).
Dodge City reported 3.7 violent crimes and 13.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 49 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 23 inches; snowfall averages 19 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dodge City are hail (98), strong wind (97) and winter weather (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Dodge City, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).