What percentage of people rent in Dodge City, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Dodge City, KS, 2020–2024
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43.4% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in Dodge City, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,955 renting households against 5,149 that own their home.

In Dodge City, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 43.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.4% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 3,955 (±346)
Median renter income: $57,898 (±$6,548)

Who rents and who owns in Dodge City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dodge City	Ford County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.4% (±3.8 points)	37.5% (±3.0 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,955 (±346)	4,425 (±375)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,149 (±392)	7,371 (±379)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,898 (±$6,548)	$57,380 (±$6,140)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,135 (±$6,863)	$79,411 (±$6,089)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Dodge City, the renter share is higher than in Ford County (37.5%).

It is also higher than in Kansas (32.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Ford County, Dodge City ranks 2 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 135 of 1,853.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Dodge City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	41.8% (±4.1 points)	43.4% (±3.8 points)	+1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$785 (±$32)	$1,045 (±$68)	+33.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$50,338 (±$3,370)	$68,721 (±$7,051)	+36.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Dodge City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dodge City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dodge City	—	43.4% (±3.8 points)	—
Dodge Township	2.8 mi	9.8% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Richland Township (Ford County)	4.7 mi	5.7% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Grandview Township	6.0 mi	27.3% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fairview Township (Ford County)	8.0 mi	52.3% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Enterprise Township (Ford County)	9.5 mi	8.8% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Royal Township	9.7 mi	6.0% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Concord Township (Ford County)	12 mi	0.0% (±51.2 points)	Not measurably different
Spearville Township	14 mi	20.8% (±10.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dodge Township, KS (9.8%), Richland Township (Ford County), KS (5.7%), Enterprise Township (Ford County), KS (8.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Ford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fairview Township (Ford County)	52.3% (±20.7 points)
2	Dodge City	43.4% (±3.8 points)
3	Ford	33.9% (±18.6 points)
4	Ford Township	27.4% (±16.3 points)
5	Grandview Township	27.3% (±23.0 points)
6	Bucklin Township	25.7% (±8.8 points)
7	Bucklin	22.8% (±8.5 points)
8	Wilburn Township	21.4% (±27.2 points)

Showing 8 of 18 places in Ford County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dodge City

How many renters are there in Dodge City?

Dodge City has an estimated 3,955 (±346) renting households, 43.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dodge City?

In Dodge City, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 43.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dodge City?

A renting household in Dodge City has 3.1 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dodge City?

The median renting household in Dodge City, KS has an income of $57,898 (±$6,548) a year, against $79,135 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Dodge City city, Kansas (place:18250, in state:20).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.