Ford County has a population of 34,287, while Dodge City has a population of 27,788. Statistics are from the 2020 U.S. Census.
The growth and activity in Ford County is exciting. With growth also comes housing demands. In 2008, the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation initiated a Community Housing Assessment Team and contracted with RDG Planning and Design to provide an assessment of the housing needs in Ford County. The final results of the assessment showed a total need between 2008 and 2013 of 946 units in Dodge City, consisting of 568 owner occupied properties and 378 renter occupied properties. The assessment also indicated that Ford County needed to add an additional 113 units of which 90 were owner occupied and 23 rentals, during this same time period.
Since that time, Dodge City and Spearville have implemented the Rural Housing Incentive District (RHID). With the RHID program, 89 units have been successfully built and occupied by the end of 2012. In addition, the taxing entities pulled together and approved a Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) for Dodge City and Bucklin. The NRP program successfully built 12 units by the end of 2012 as well. Both of these programs, RHID and NRP, have been very critical toward meeting the housing demand.
In 2022, another assessment was completed. Taking into consideration the development that has been completed or is in progress, the results of the newest assessment show a total need between 2012 and 2017 of 922 units in Dodge City, consisting of 461 owner occupied properties and 461 renter occupied properties. The assessment also indicated that Ford County needed to add an additional 85 units of which 51 were owner occupied and 34 rentals, during the same period. Download the 2022 CHAT report.
Our community is focused on addressing the current housing situation.
For more information, please contact Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation at 620- 227-9501. Our office is located at 101 E Wyatt Earp, Dodge City, Kansas.