COMPARING TWO PLACES
Larned vs Dodge City
PLACE A
Larned, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Dodge City, Kansas
Larned is 87% smaller than Dodge City. Dodge City earns more, with a median household income $13,073 higher. Dodge City has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -7%).
LARNEDDODGE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,59627,653−87% vs Dodge City
Population density1,4921,876−384
Population growth-7.0%1.6%−8.7 pts
Median age46.330.2+16.1
Male46.7%52.3%−5.6 pts
Female53.3%47.7%+5.6 pts
Foreign-born0.4%28.5%−28.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%27.1%+51.5 pts
Black5.0%2.9%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.7%66.9%−55.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other4.6%1.9%+2.7 pts
Median household income$55,648$68,721−$13,073
Per capita income$38,826$28,944+$9,882
Poverty rate14.0%14.6%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4830.402+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%20.0%−0.1 pts
Graduate degree8.5%6.2%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%5.6%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation57.0%72.2%−15.3 pts
Median home value$94,500$151,700−$57,200
Median gross rent$764$1,045−$281
Owner-occupied58.6%56.6%+2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.2%6.9%+15.3 pts
Rent-burdened households39.6%26.0%+13.5 pts
Average commute21.811.6+10.2
Worked from home10.0%1.9%+8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.6%17.9%−8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025