COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freedom vs Dodge City
PLACE A
Freedom, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Dodge City, Kansas
Freedom is 95% smaller than Dodge City. Freedom earns more, with a median household income $5,606 higher. Dodge City has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
FREEDOMDODGE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,44227,653−95% vs Dodge City
Population density2,3871,876+511
Population growth-4.7%1.6%−6.3 pts
Median age33.230.2+3.0
Male55.7%52.3%+3.4 pts
Female44.3%47.7%−3.4 pts
Foreign-born0.1%28.5%−28.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.5%27.1%+63.3 pts
Black3.3%2.9%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%66.9%−64.9 pts
Asian0.1%1.1%−1.0 pts
Other4.2%1.9%+2.2 pts
Median household income$74,327$68,721+$5,606
Per capita income$30,232$28,944+$1,288
Poverty rate20.4%14.6%+5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3310.402−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%20.0%−8.6 pts
Graduate degree2.6%6.2%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%5.6%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation68.5%72.2%−3.8 pts
Median home value$100,900$151,700−$50,800
Median gross rent$1,003$1,045−$42
Owner-occupied64.6%56.6%+8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%6.9%+7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%26.0%+22.4 pts
Average commute31.311.6+19.7
Worked from home9.9%1.9%+8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.3%17.9%−8.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025