COMPARING TWO PLACES
Park vs Dodge City
PLACE A
Park, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Dodge City, Kansas
Park is 100% smaller than Dodge City. Park earns more, with a median household income $10,029 higher. Dodge City has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -11%).
PARKDODGE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population11127,653−100% vs Dodge City
Population density3521,876−1,524
Population growth-11.1%1.6%−12.7 pts
Median age57.730.2+27.5
Male54.7%52.3%+2.4 pts
Female45.3%47.7%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%28.5%−28.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%27.1%+70.5 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%66.9%−66.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other2.3%1.9%+0.4 pts
Median household income$78,750$68,721+$10,029
Per capita income$49,081$28,944+$20,137
Poverty rate17.4%14.6%+2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.402−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%20.0%−5.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation72.5%72.2%+0.3 pts
Median home value$80,600$151,700−$71,100
Median gross rent$338$1,045−$707
Owner-occupied100.0%56.6%+43.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%6.9%+21.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%26.0%−26.0 pts
Average commute14.111.6+2.5
Worked from home0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%17.9%−17.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025