12.8% of Dodge City, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 5.9% greater than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 9.2% of high school graduates and 10.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 39.8%. For comparison, it was 36.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Dodge City, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Dodge City:
12.8%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Dodge City:
4.9%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Dodge City:
17.3%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Dodge City:
14.3%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
39.8%
Residents above poverty level:
36.3%
Poverty by age in Dodge City, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Dodge City,KS (percentage below poverty level)
7.6%Under 5 years
52.5%5 years
25.7%6 to 11 years
11.9%12 to 14 years
9.8%15 years
25.6%16 and 17 years
11.5%18 to 24 years
9.1%25 to 34 years
16.2%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
0.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Dodge City,KS (percentage below poverty level)
19.3%Under 5 years
10.0%5 years
12.2%6 to 11 years
14.1%12 to 14 years
16.4%15 years
14.1%16 and 17 years
28.6%18 to 24 years
18.6%25 to 34 years
12.9%35 to 44 years
6.1%45 to 54 years
6.5%55 to 64 years
15.6%65 to 74 years
23.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Dodge City,KS (% below half of poverty level)
0.8%Under 6 years
7.7%6 to 11 years
7.8%12 to 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
2.2%25 to 34 years
5.8%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
1.9%55 to 64 years
3.7%65 to 74 years
1.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Dodge City, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dodge City, KS (%)
7.8%White
13.5%Black
36.0%American Indian
2.9%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
12.3%Other race
19.3%2+ races
16.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dodge City, KS (absolute numbers)
588White
82Black
112American Indian
10Asian
0Native Hawaiian
647Other race
1,2642+ races
3,002Hispanic
13.7%Below poverty level
86.3%Above poverty level
11.1%Below poverty level
88.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Dodge City, KS
Children below poverty level:
Dodge City, Kansas:
15.4%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Dodge City:
9.2%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Dodge City:
10.8%
Kansas:
24.4%
25.2%Married-couple family
7.3%Male, no wife present
67.5%Female, no husband present
5.9%Worked full-time, year-round
55.7%Worked part-time
38.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
72.7%One full-time, other didn't work
1.2%Both worked part-time
21.1%One part-time, other didn't work
5.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
8.2%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
10.4%1980 to 1989
27.6%1970 to 1979
17.2%1960 to 1969
15.4%1950 to 1959
4.3%1940 to 1949
14.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
3.7%1995 to 1998
4.6%1990 to 1994
12.7%1980 to 1989
21.9%1970 to 1979
18.3%1960 to 1969
15.1%1950 to 1959
9.7%1940 to 1949
12.6%1939 or earlier
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