MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Dodge City Micro

Dodge City, KS · 1 counties · 27,463 residents · 1,098 sq mi

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With 27,463 people, Dodge City is a metro area. Median home value sits at $49,100. The average commute runs 13 minutes. There are 4,995 fewer people here than in 2000. Renters pay $337 a month at the median. Households take in $25,041 at the median, 17% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% 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

27,463

−15%vs 2000

vs 32,458 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

25 / sq mi

−15%vs 2000

vs 30 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

30.2

+1%vs 2000

vs 29.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,098 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(2,470)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(2,413)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(1,955)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(2,180)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(2,248)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(4,554)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(3,711)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(2,305)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(2,125)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(1,950)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(1,092)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(460)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,041

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,860 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,114

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,721 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,100

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$337

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $451 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

35.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.3%(18,607)

Black1.4%(469)

Hispanic / Latino37.7%(12,231)

Asian2%(656)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.5%(22,934)

Black1.5%(416)

Hispanic / Latino15.7%(4,301)

Asian2.5%(678)

Other12.5%(3,435)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican44.8%(15,280)

Central American8.2%(2,781)

Guatemalan7.3%(2,498)

Cuban1.7%(568)

South American1.4%(478)

Venezuelan1.3%(434)

Puerto Rican1%(339)

Salvadoran0.7%(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

Vietnamese0.5%(174)

Filipino0.3%(98)

Chinese0.1%(36)

Korean0.1%(35)

Japanese0.1%(29)

Thai0.1%(26)

Laotian0.1%(21)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Ancestry

German12.4%(4,222)

Irish5.5%(1,860)

English5.3%(1,809)

American3.5%(1,203)

Subsaharan African1.4%(463)

Czech0.7%(238)

Swedish0.7%(224)

Arab0.6%(196)

Italian0.6%(194)

Lebanese0.6%(191)

French0.6%(189)

Polish0.5%(170)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Somali0.5%(164)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(142)

Dutch0.4%(133)

British0.3%(106)

Scottish0.3%(97)

Russian0.2%(85)

Welsh0.2%(71)

Greek0.2%(68)

Danish0.2%(65)

French Canadian0.1%(33)

Nigerian0.1%(30)

Swiss0.1%(30)

Norwegian0.1%(29)

Kenyan0.1%(29)

Croatian0.1%(18)

Ukrainian0.1%(18)

Portuguese0%(15)

Slovak0%(11)

Canadian0%(10)

Armenian0%(9)

West Indian0%(5)

Australian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.1%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.6%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.4 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 10.9 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 married40.5%(5,497)

Married43.4%(5,897)

Widowed2.8%(383)

Divorced13.3%(1,810)

Women 15+

Never married30%(3,601)

Married49.3%(5,907)

Widowed8.5%(1,013)

Divorced12.2%(1,464)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.9%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

−10.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.7%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

−9.1 ptssince 2020

from 71.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.6%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% 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)19.4%(179)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(175)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.3%(271)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.4%(96)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 924 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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