CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dodge City

Kansas · 21,129 residents · 14.7 sq mi

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Dodge City is a city of 21,129 people in Kansas. The median age is 29.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average. Median home value sits at $50,200. There are 4,047 fewer people here than in 2000. The median household earns $24,789, about 18% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,129

−16%vs 2000

vs 25,176 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.0

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 28.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(1,989)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(1,819)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,449)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(1,764)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(2,001)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(3,623)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(2,826)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(1,661)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(1,510)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(1,380)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(782)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(325)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,789

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,156 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,064

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,538 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,200

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $454 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

38.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.5%(12,974)

Black1.7%(430)

Hispanic / Latino42.9%(10,793)

Asian2.3%(586)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.6%(16,818)

Black1.9%(404)

Hispanic / Latino19%(4,007)

Asian2.9%(623)

Other15.5%(3,284)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican50.8%(14,034)

Central American9.7%(2,681)

Guatemalan8.7%(2,398)

Cuban2.1%(568)

South American1.7%(478)

Venezuelan1.6%(434)

Puerto Rican1.1%(307)

Salvadoran0.9%(242)

Colombian0.1%(38)

Spaniard0.1%(33)

Dominican0.1%(24)

Costa Rican0.1%(23)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(18)

Chilean0%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(174)

Filipino0.3%(96)

Chinese0.1%(35)

Korean0.1%(35)

Japanese0.1%(29)

Thai0.1%(26)

Laotian0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German9.6%(2,640)

Irish4.8%(1,316)

English4.2%(1,172)

American3.2%(874)

Subsaharan African1.7%(463)

Czech0.8%(216)

Swedish0.7%(196)

Arab0.7%(190)

Lebanese0.7%(190)

Italian0.6%(168)

French0.6%(164)

Somali0.6%(164)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(117)

Polish0.4%(110)

British0.4%(99)

Dutch0.4%(99)

Russian0.3%(85)

Welsh0.2%(67)

Scottish0.2%(44)

Danish0.1%(40)

French Canadian0.1%(31)

Nigerian0.1%(30)

Kenyan0.1%(29)

Swiss0.1%(20)

Croatian0.1%(18)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Slovak0%(11)

Armenian0%(9)

Norwegian0%(9)

West Indian0%(5)

Greek0%(3)

Australian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest German population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.8%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.9%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.9 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 10.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.1%(4,618)

Married41.4%(4,437)

Widowed1.9%(207)

Divorced13.5%(1,450)

Women 15+

Never married33.2%(3,205)

Married45.1%(4,352)

Widowed8.6%(827)

Divorced13%(1,256)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 20.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.5%

−12.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.4%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.0%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.8%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.7%(110)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(77)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.9%(139)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.3%(62)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 465 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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