Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Dodge City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.59 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Dodge City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Dodge City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.75% of the adults in Dodge City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dodge City in 2022 was $27,441, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,764 for a family of four. However, Dodge City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dodge City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dodge City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dodge City, accounting for 65.31% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dodge City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dodge City include German, Irish, English, Russian, and Lebanese.
Dodge City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.06%.
The most common language spoken in Dodge City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.
