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Census Tract 9621.02, Ford County, Kansas

Census Tract 9621.02, GEOID 20057962102, in Ford County, Kansas, mostly within Dodge City (55% of its census blocks). 4,374 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±610); the 2020 Census counted 3,250.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,374

±610 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,250

Median household income

$75,665

±$18,973 (90% margin)
Ford County: $70,781

Median home value

$36,700

±$11,438 (90% margin)
Ford County: $151,100

Median gross rent

$842

±$74 (90% margin)
Ford County: $1,010

Where is Census Tract 9621.02?

Census Tract 9621.02 is one of 9 census tracts in Ford County, Kansas. It covers 20.49 square miles of land, 159 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 20057962102, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 9621.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Dodge City55%
Enterprise Township, Ford County23%
Grandview Township13%
Wilroads Gardens10%
Fort Dodge8%
Richland Township, Ford County7%
Dodge Township3%
Census Tract 9621.02 (marked with a dot) in Ford County, Kansas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
961696179618.029620 9621.02 5 mi
Census Tract 9621.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 9621.02: Tract 9616 ($68,750), Tract 9617 ($62,377), Tract 9618.02 ($94,010), Tract 9620 ($65,446) and Tract 9621.01 ($44,344). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 9621.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 9621.02's population at 4,374 (±610) in 1,277 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,250 residents and 1,101 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9621.02Dodge CityFord CountyKansas
Total population 4,374 ±610 27,613 34,074 2,947,197
Households 1,277 ±185 9,104 11,796 1,174,060
Average household size 3.38 ±0.57 2.96 2.83 2.44
Housing units 1,331 ±193 9,782 12,743 1,293,635

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

Who lives in Census Tract 9621.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 9621.02 is 28.2 years old; 33.0% are under 18 and 9.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 80.5%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 18.2%. 32.6% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 9621.02Dodge CityFord CountyKansas
Median age 28.2 ±2.9 30.2 32.3 37.4
Under 18 years 33.0% ±5.5 pts 31.2% 29.9% 23.8%
65 years and over 9.0% ±4.0 pts 9.3% 11.9% 17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80.5% ±7.7 pts 66.9% 59.1% 13.6%
White alone, not Hispanic 18.2% ±7.2 pts 27.1% 35.4% 72.7%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.7% ±1.2 pts 2.9% 2.4% 5.2%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.3 pts 1.1% 0.9% 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 0.7% ±1.0 pts 1.6% 1.8% 4.8%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Born outside the United States 32.6% ±5.5 pts 28.5% 25.1% 7.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 68.1% ±8.3 pts 54.4% 47.8% 12.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 5.2% ±3.9 pts 2.5% 3.9% 6.8%
With a disability 10.3% ±3.1 pts 11.2% 11.7% 13.5%
No health insurance coverage 16.0% ±5.3 pts 17.9% 15.9% 8.8%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 62.2% ±8.3 pts 74.6% 76.5% 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 5.8% ±3.8 pts 20.0% 20.7% 35.6%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 0.7% ±0.8 pts 6.2% 7.1% 13.4%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 90.4% ±5.2 pts 81.5% 83.9% 85.7%

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 Census Tract 9621.02 earn?

Half of the 1,277 households in Census Tract 9621.02 earn less than $75,665 a year (±$18,973), against $70,781 across Ford County: 4th highest of the county's 9 tracts with a reliable estimate. 18.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9621.02Dodge CityFord CountyKansas
Median household income $75,665 ±$18,973 $68,721 $70,781 $74,275
Mean household income $83,168 ±$15,072 $87,070 $87,372 $100,417
Per capita income $24,126 ±$3,638 $28,944 $29,834 $40,978
People below the poverty line 18.3% ±10.1 pts 14.6% 14.0% 11.3%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 34.5% ±19.9 pts 17.2% 17.5% 13.1%
Households receiving SNAP 3.2% ±3.1 pts 9.3% 7.4% 6.8%
Households with a computer 96.2% ±3.3 pts 95.4% 94.8% 95.6%
Households with a broadband subscription 88.3% ±5.3 pts 88.1% 87.0% 90.7%

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 Census Tract 9621.02?

Owners occupy 80.7% of Census Tract 9621.02's occupied homes and renters 19.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $36,700 by its owner (±$11,438). The median renter pays $842 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9621.02Dodge CityFord CountyKansas
Median home value (owner-occupied) $36,700 ±$11,438 $151,700 $151,100 $217,200
Median gross rent $842 ±$74 $1,045 $1,010 $1,060
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 4.8% ±8.1 pts 22.0% 22.5% 34.5%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,286 ±$139 $1,405 $1,395 $1,689
Owner-occupied homes 80.7% ±7.3 pts 56.6% 62.5% 67.2%
Renter-occupied homes 19.3% ±7.3 pts 43.4% 37.5% 32.8%
Housing units 1,331 ±193 9,782 12,743 1,293,635
Single-family detached homes 38.3% ±9.9 pts 66.4% 69.1% 71.8%
Mobile homes 58.3% ±10.4 pts 8.8% 10.5% 4.0%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±2.2 pts 0.9% 0.8% 1.4%
Built 2010 to 2019 6.5% ±4.8 pts 6.0% 5.9% 7.8%
Built 1939 or earlier 6.0% ±3.8 pts 16.6% 18.0% 15.4%
Households with no vehicle 5.8% ±5.2 pts 4.2% 4.2% 5.1%

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 Census Tract 9621.02 get to work?

82.4% of Census Tract 9621.02's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 15.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9621.02Dodge CityFord CountyKansas
In the labor force (age 16+) 73.3% ±6.0 pts 72.2% 70.7% 66.1%
Unemployment rate 3.8% ±2.6 pts 5.6% 5.1% 3.9%
Drove alone to work 82.4% ±8.2 pts 80.7% 80.1% 75.4%
Carpooled 15.7% ±7.6 pts 14.5% 13.8% 8.7%
Public transportation 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Walked 0.0% ±1.4 pts 1.5% 1.7% 2.3%
Worked from home 0.0% ±1.4 pts 1.9% 2.9% 11.8%
Mean travel time to work 15.5 min ±3.3 11.6 min 12.7 min 19.7 min

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

How does Census Tract 9621.02 compare with the other tracts in Ford County?

Among Ford County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 9621.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 9621.02's rank among the tracts of Ford County and of Dodge City
MeasureIn Ford CountyIn Dodge City
Population4th of 94th of 7
Residents per square mile6th of 96th of 7
Median household income4th of 94th of 7
Per capita income8th of 96th of 7
Median home value8th of 86th of 6
Median gross rent7th of 97th of 7
Poverty rate3rd of 73rd of 5
Bachelor's degree or higher9th of 97th of 7
Median age6th of 94th of 7
Owner-occupied share3rd of 92nd of 7

The tracts next to it on Ford County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 9618.021st$94,010±$21,620 · within the margin of this tract4,644
Tract 9619.012nd$80,833±$3,576 · within the margin of this tract4,047
Tract 9619.023rd$77,067±$24,102 · within the margin of this tract3,292
Tract 9621.024th$75,665±$18,9734,374
Tract 9618.015th$72,351±$19,751 · within the margin of this tract4,423
Tract 96166th$68,750±$9,668 · within the margin of this tract1,920
Tract 96207th$65,446±$15,570 · within the margin of this tract5,432

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

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

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 9621.02?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 9621.02 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.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). 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 · Check it at data.census.gov

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