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67842 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 67842 covers Ford, Kansas, with a population of about 389 and a median household income of $99,375.

Population
3892 per square mile
Median age
35.33.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$99,3751.4× the Kansas median
Poverty rate
4.4%8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$158,130up 6.4% in five years
Median rent
$76626% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher
23.7%11.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.6%8.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 67842 is

Ford, Kansas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population389
Median age35.3
Family households75.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.2%
White (non-Hispanic)95.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$99,375
Income per person$43,579
Poverty rate4.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k6.7%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k5.1%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k1.1%
$60–75k16.3%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k21.3%
$125–150k19.1%
$150–200k3.9%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed180
Mean adjusted gross income$69,622
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k27.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$165,800
Median gross rent$766
Rent as a share of household income9%
Owner-occupied73.6%
Vacant homes18.7%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house81.3%
2 to 4 units12.8%
Mobile home5.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$158,130as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$164,338$103,039

$103,039 in 2017 to $158,130 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%
High school diploma or higher89.1%
Works from home0.8%
Drives to work alone91.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34% 0.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16% 4.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.1% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5% 9.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.6% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed45
Annual payroll$1,872,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 92.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss94.1 out of 100
Community resilience15.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Kansas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKansasUnited States
Median household income$99,375$72,639$78,538
Income per person$43,579$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate4.4%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$165,800$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$766$1,029$1,348
Homeownership73.6%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate2%3.9%5.2%
Works from home0.8%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.2%13.9%
Median age35.337.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDODGE CITY, KS US22.9 km away
Rain in a year22 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January45.6°F / 20.3°F0.6 in rain, 3.9 in snow
February49.4°F / 23°F0.62 in rain, 4.7 in snow
March59.6°F / 31.3°F1.35 in rain, 3.7 in snow
April68.5°F / 40.1°F1.99 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May78.3°F / 51.2°F2.99 in rain
June88.6°F / 61.6°F3.29 in rain
July93.7°F / 66.4°F3.08 in rain
August91.4°F / 64.7°F2.99 in rain
September83.8°F / 56.2°F1.31 in rain
October70.8°F / 42.9°F2.02 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November57.1°F / 30.2°F0.8 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December45.9°F / 22°F0.96 in rain, 4 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bucklin Unified School District 45984.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Dodge City Unified School District 44314.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

67834 Bucklin, KS14.6 km away
67843 Fort Dodge, KS18.7 km away
67882 Wright, KS20 km away
67876 Spearville, KS21.4 km away
67801 Dodge City, KS26.7 km away
67109 Mullinville, KS27.3 km away
67865 Minneola, KS30.2 km away
67563 Offerle, KS33.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Ford County75.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Clark County24.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area166.6 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6323, -99.7642

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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