Housing data for Dodge Township, KS
Dodge Township, KS has an estimated 1,086 residents and 445 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Ford County.
9.8% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,086 (±425)
- Housing units
- 445 (±152)
- Households that rent
- 9.8%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +60.7%
What stands out in Dodge Township
Median household income: $134,065 (±$1,767) in Dodge Township, higher than in Ford County ($70,781).
Households that rent: 9.8% (±10.4 points) in Dodge Township, lower than in Ford County (37.5%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 5.7% (±11.5 points) in Dodge Township, lower than in Ford County (26.3%).
Average commute: 10.5 minutes (±1.8) in Dodge Township, lower than in Ford County (12.7 minutes).
Housing in Dodge Township at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 9.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $134,065 median household income
- Home values: $147,900 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $2,236 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,748 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 55.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 54.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 70.0% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 10.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +60.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 5.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Dodge Township against Ford County, its state and the nation
| Dodge Township | Ford County | Kansas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,086 (±425) | 34,074 (exact) | 2,947,197 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 445 (±152) | 12,743 (±29) | 1,293,635 (±880) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 9.8% (±10.4 points) | 37.5% (±3.0 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,010 (±$63) | $1,060 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $134,065 (±$1,767) | $70,781 (±$6,473) | $74,275 (±$475) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $147,900 (±$128,744) | $151,100 (±$13,824) | $217,200 (±$1,343) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,748 (±$683) | $2,300 (±$176) | $2,798 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 54.9% (±24.5 points) | 64.2% (±5.4 points) | 55.9% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 10.5 minutes (±1.8) | 12.7 minutes (±0.7) | 19.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 59.2% (±28.5 points) | 87.0% (±2.9 points) | 90.7% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 43.6 years (±11.8) | 32.3 years (±0.4) | 37.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Dodge Township covers 25.4 square miles of land, about 43 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Dodge Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 676 (±285) | 1,086 (±425) | +60.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 239 (±82) | 445 (±152) | +86.2% | Measurable increase |
| Median home value | $255,600 (±$138,223) | $147,900 (±$128,744) | −42.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,202 (±$1,144) | $2,236 (±$526) | +86.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,864 (±$945) | $2,748 (±$683) | +47.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 25.7% (±23.2 points) | 9.8% (±10.4 points) | −15.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±34.2 points) | 0.0% (±46.2 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Ford County
Dodge Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Ford County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Ford County recorded 187 violent and 916 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Dodge Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge City | 2.8 mi | $1,045 | $151,700 | 43.4% |
| Richland Township (Ford County) | 6.4 mi | — | $310,000 | 5.7% |
| Grandview Township | 6.6 mi | $644 | $218,500 | 27.3% |
| Fairview Township (Ford County) | 6.9 mi | — | $220,000 | 52.3% |
| Royal Township | 6.9 mi | — | $345,000 | 6.0% |
| Enterprise Township (Ford County) | 12 mi | — | — | 8.8% |
| Cimarron Township (Gray County) | 13 mi | $792 | $209,200 | 32.7% |
| Concord Township (Ford County) | 13 mi | — | $480,800 | 0.0% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Dodge Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $756 | $829 | $1,085 | $1,437 | $1,610 |
HUD income limits for Dodge Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,450 | $30,700 | $49,100 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $35,050 | $56,100 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $39,450 | $63,100 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,800 | $70,100 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $47,350 | $75,750 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $57,850 | $92,550 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Ford County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $87,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Township
What is the median household income in Dodge Township?
The median household income in Dodge Township is $134,065 (±$1,767) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Dodge Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Dodge Township, KS is $2,236 (±$526) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Dodge Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Dodge Township, KS is $2,748 (±$683) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Dodge Township?
Dodge Township, KS has an estimated 445 (±152) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Dodge Township?
54.9% of homes in Dodge Township, KS were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Dodge Township?
Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Dodge Township, used by 70.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Dodge Township growing?
In Dodge Township, the number of residents went from 676 in 2015–2019 to 1,086 in 2020–2024 (+60.7%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dodge township, Ford County, Kansas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dodge township, Ford County, Kansas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dodge township, Ford County, Kansas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dodge township, Ford County, Kansas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dodge township, Ford County, Kansas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Dodge township, Ford County, Kansas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Dodge township, Ford County, Kansas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Ford County, KS
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Ford County, KS
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Dodge township, Ford County, Kansas (county subdivision:18225, in state:20 county:057).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .