COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bison vs Dodge City
PLACE A
Bison, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Dodge City, Kansas
Bison is 99% smaller than Dodge City. Bison earns more, with a median household income $2,886 higher. Dodge City has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -9%).
BISONDODGE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population30827,653−99% vs Dodge City
Population density3101,876−1,566
Population growth-9.3%1.6%−10.9 pts
Median age43.030.2+12.8
Male52.5%52.3%+0.2 pts
Female47.5%47.7%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%28.5%−28.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%27.1%+67.7 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%66.9%−66.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other5.2%1.9%+3.2 pts
Median household income$71,607$68,721+$2,886
Per capita income$36,473$28,944+$7,529
Poverty rate4.9%14.6%−9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3440.402−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%20.0%+2.6 pts
Graduate degree0.7%6.2%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation64.9%72.2%−7.3 pts
Median home value$82,000$151,700−$69,700
Median gross rent$932$1,045−$113
Owner-occupied75.5%56.6%+19.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.6%6.9%+16.6 pts
Rent-burdened households28.3%26.0%+2.2 pts
Average commute10.611.6−1.0
Worked from home11.0%1.9%+9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.4%17.9%−12.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025