Cities / Kansas / Dodge City

Dodge City, KS

27,721 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Cedar Bluff)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 71.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

OKC

211 mi — OKC Will Rogers World Airport

Population & People

Population

27,721

Median age

30.2

Median household income

$68,721

Poverty rate

14.6%

Unemployment rate

5.6%

Bachelor's degree+

20.0%

Avg. commute

11 min

Hispanic or Latino

66.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$151,700

Median gross rent

$1,045/mo

Homeownership rate

56.56%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$947

HUD Fair Market Rent (Kansas statewide average across 105 areas — not specific to Dodge City), 2026. Efficiency $702, 1BR $753, 2BR $947, 3BR $1223, 4BR $1397. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kansas commercial electricity

11.35¢/kWh

Kansas industrial electricity

8.03¢/kWh

Kansas residential electricity

14.56¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

241378.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

185144

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kansas

486.18

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Source: FRED, Kansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

OKC

OKC Will Rogers World Airport

211 mi away

TUL

Tulsa International Airport

252 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

264 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).