People QuickFacts Dodge City Kansas Population, 2012 estimate 28,075 2,885,905 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 27,340 2,853,116 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.7% 1.1% Population, 2010 27,340 2,853,118 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 10.3% 7.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 31.8% 25.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.9% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 48.6% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 72.5% 83.8% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.5% 5.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.1% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.9% 3.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 57.5% 10.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 37.2% 78.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.8% 82.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 28.5% 6.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 51.4% 10.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 65.5% 89.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 17.3% 29.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,142 222,477 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 13.3 18.9  Housing units, 2010 9,378 1,233,215 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 63.9% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 23.5% 17.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $85,900 $125,500 Households, 2007-2011 8,754 1,104,479 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.99 2.49 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $19,198 $26,545 Median household income, 2007-2011 $47,588 $50,594 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 17.0% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Dodge City Kansas Total number of firms, 2007 1,589 237,040 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.6% 2.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.7% 27.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 76,751,828 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 333,296 45,863,865 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 380,108 34,538,332 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,108 $12,444 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 39,554 4,192,347     Geography QuickFacts Dodge City Kansas Land area in square miles, 2010 14.44 81,758.72 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,893.6 34.9 FIPS Code 18250 20 Counties Ford County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts