Town · Alabama

Dodge City, Alabama

Dodge City, town, in Cullman County, Alabama. Dodge City had 569 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 4.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 548 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 494 (±132). GEOID 0120955.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

569

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 548 · ACS 2020-2024: 494 ±132

Median household income

$63,594

±$18,425 (90% margin)
Alabama: $63,999

Median home value

$147,100

±$31,261 (90% margin)
Alabama: $209,900

Median gross rent

$667

±$370 (90% margin)
Alabama: $1,007

Where is Dodge City and what county is it in?

Dodge City is a town in Cullman County, Alabama. It covers 3.5 square miles of land, 159 residents per square mile in 2020.

Dodge City is in the Cullman, AL micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Dodge City (marked with a dot) in Cullman County, Alabama. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Dodge City, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 569 people lived in Dodge City on July 1, 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than Alabama (+3.3%). The 2020 Census counted 548 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 494 (±132).

  • July 2020→2021 +8 (552)
  • 2021→2022 +4 (556)
  • 2022→2023 +4 (560)
  • 2023→2024 +4 (564)
  • 2024→2025 +5 (569)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Dodge CityCullman CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Total population 494 ±132 90,566 5,086,768 no clear change
Households 213 ±55 35,347 1,997,247 no clear change
Average household size 2.32 ±0.42 2.53 2.48 no clear change
Housing units 240 ±52 39,871 2,337,265 no clear change

Dodge City's population since 2000

From 612 in 2000 to 569 in 2025: down 7.0%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Dodge City as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 612
  • 2005 (estimate) 589
  • 2010 Census 593
  • 2015 (estimate) 610
  • 2020 Census 548
  • 2025 (estimate) 569

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Dodge City?

The median resident of Dodge City is 48.5 years old; 20.4% are under 18 and 29.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 88.9%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 10.5%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Dodge CityCullman CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Median age 48.5 ±14.8 40.8 39.3 no clear change
Under 18 years 20.4% ±8.5 pts 22.4% 22.2% –
65 years and over 29.6% ±9.4 pts 19.0% 17.8% –
Male 55.9% ±6.1 pts 49.9% 48.6% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.0% ±7.8 pts 5.0% 5.6% –
White alone, not Hispanic 88.9% ±8.4 pts 89.5% 63.4% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.8 pts 1.0% 25.6% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.8 pts 0.5% 1.4% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.4 pts 0.3% 0.3% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±7.8 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 10.5% ±8.4 pts 3.6% 3.3% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.4% ±0.9 pts 0.1% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 0.0% ±7.8 pts 2.3% 4.0% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.6% ±0.7 pts 4.4% 6.0% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 7.9% ±4.1 pts 6.7% 7.7% –
With a disability 23.1% ±8.2 pts 18.4% 16.5% –
No health insurance coverage 7.1% ±4.6 pts 10.9% 9.2% no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 81.4% ±9.0 pts 86.3% 88.6% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 12.5% ±6.9 pts 19.7% 28.4% –
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 4.2% ±3.7 pts 6.6% 11.1% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 93.1% ±5.7 pts 87.0% 88.3% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.2% ±0.8 pts 2.2% 2.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Dodge City earn?

Half of Dodge City's 213 households earn less than $63,594 a year (±$18,425), against $62,656 in Cullman County and $63,999 in Alabama. In 2015-2019 it was $56,041 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 14.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Dodge CityCullman CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $63,594 ±$18,425 $62,656 $63,999 no clear change
Mean household income $70,958 ±$15,131 $82,606 $88,898 –
Per capita income $31,919 ±$4,857 $33,019 $36,087 no clear change
People below the poverty line 14.6% ±9.2 pts 15.3% 15.6% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 22.2% ±23.5 pts 21.2% 21.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 11.3% ±7.0 pts 10.0% 13.7% –
Households with a computer 83.6% ±10.0 pts 92.7% 93.7% –
Households with a broadband subscription 77.0% ±13.1 pts 87.3% 87.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Dodge City?

Owners occupy 88.3% of Dodge City's occupied homes and renters 11.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $147,100 by its owner (±$31,261). The median renter pays $667 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Dodge CityCullman CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $147,100 ±$31,261 $199,100 $209,900 no clear change
Median gross rent $667 ±$370 $908 $1,007 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 25.0% ±31.0 pts 31.0% 39.9% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,154 ±$162 $1,359 $1,433 –
Owner-occupied homes 88.3% ±8.0 pts 76.6% 70.2% +16.2 pts
Renter-occupied homes 11.7% ±8.0 pts 23.4% 29.8% –
Housing units 240 ±52 39,871 2,337,265 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 1.1% ±2.0 pts 0.8% 1.1% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±65.8 pts 4.6% 7.2% –
Single-family detached homes 78.8% ±11.1 pts 70.0% 69.1% –
Mobile homes 20.4% ±11.1 pts 19.8% 12.3% –
Built 2020 or later 9.2% ±10.3 pts 3.3% 2.3% –
Built 2010 to 2019 6.3% ±5.0 pts 12.2% 10.9% –
Built 1939 or earlier 3.3% ±3.1 pts 5.5% 4.9% –
Households with no vehicle 4.7% ±5.7 pts 3.2% 5.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Dodge City work and get to work?

77.6% of Dodge City's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 27.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Dodge CityCullman CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 52.5% ±9.6 pts 58.0% 58.3% –
Unemployment rate 3.3% ±5.5 pts 3.8% 4.7% –
Drove alone to work 77.6% ±11.0 pts 83.2% 80.6% –
Carpooled 13.8% ±10.2 pts 11.1% 8.0% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±18.4 pts 0.2% 0.3% –
Walked 0.0% ±18.4 pts 1.2% 1.1% –
Worked from home 7.7% ±5.8 pts 4.2% 8.8% –
Mean travel time to work 27.9 min ±4.2 27.0 min 25.5 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Dodge City?

No census tract lies mostly in Dodge City; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Dodge City, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Dodge City
Tract 9655.02Cullman County4,209 $82,757 $223,20012%
Tract 9655.01Cullman County1,840 $79,635 $159,80013%
Tract 9654.01Cullman County3,049 $36,125 $165,2004%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Dodge City) · Census block assignment files

How does Dodge City compare with other places in Alabama?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Dodge City is the 12,682nd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 323rd-most populous of 463 in Alabama.

Dodge City is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Dodge City's rank in Alabama (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate323rd463

Dodge City's figures with every place in Alabama (CSV)

Every place in Alabama, sortable · Compare Dodge City with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Dodge City?

25 of the 57 figures for Dodge City on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Dodge City are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Dodge City.