Great Bend, KS

Census Place

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2023 Population
14,596
0.876% 1-year decline
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
37
1.37% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
17%
4.11% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$53,323
1.04% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$118,700
1.98% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
6,914
3.83% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Great Bend, KS had a population of 14.6k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $53,323. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Great Bend, KS declined from 14,725 to 14,596, a −0.876% decrease and its median household income declined from $53,885 to $53,323, a −1.04% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Great Bend, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.1%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (10.9%), White (Hispanic) (5.93%), Other (Hispanic) (5.01%), and Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.14%).

None of the households in Great Bend, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.4% of the residents in Great Bend, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Great Bend, KS was $118,700, and the homeownership rate was 57.3%.

Most people in Great Bend, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14 minutes. The average car ownership in Great Bend, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Great Bend, KS is home to a population of 14.6k people, from which 96.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.15% of Great Bend, KS residents were born outside of the country (898 people).

In 2023, there were 6.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.2k people) in Great Bend, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.59k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 866 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%
2023 Citizenship
96%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.4% of Great Bend, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Great Bend, KS was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Great Bend, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.2k ± 211
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.59k ± 404
  3. White (Hispanic)
    866 ± 248
25%
Hispanic Population
3.65k people

In 2023, there were 6.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.2k people) in Great Bend, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.59k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 866 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

25% of the people in Great Bend, KS are hispanic (3.65k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Great Bend, KS as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    83,075 ± 6,976 people
  2. India
    12,929 ± 2,785 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.15%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
898 people
6.25%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
921 people

As of 2023, 6.15% of Great Bend, KS residents (898 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Great Bend, KS was 6.25%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    207 ± 98
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    121 ± 86
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    89 ± 83

Great Bend, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Great Bend, KS employs 6.91k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Great Bend, KS were Retail Trade (872 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (857 people), and Construction (608 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($97,969), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,276), and Transportation & Warehousing ($69,079).

Employment

Occupations

6.91k
2023 Value
± 614
−3.83%
1 Year decline
± 13.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Great Bend, KS declined at a rate of −3.83%, from 7.19k employees to 6.91k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Great Bend, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (734 people), Sales & Related Occupations (641 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (523 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Great Bend, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.91k
2023 Value
± 614
−3.83%
1 Year decline
± 13.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Great Bend, KS declined at a rate of −3.83%, from 7.19k employees to 6.91k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Great Bend, KS, are Retail Trade (872 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (857 people), and Construction (608 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Great Bend, KS, though some of these residents may live in Great Bend, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,986
Median earning men ± $4,445
$30,699
Median earning women ± $2,673

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,641), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,928), and Wholesale Trade ($62,569).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($66,433), Public Administration ($49,583), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,299).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.11%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Great Bend, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (41%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.953% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.861% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (601k), Some college (543k), and Bachelors Degree (457k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Great Bend, KS was $118,700 in 2023, which is 0.391 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $116,400 to $118,700, a 1.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Great Bend, KS is 57.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Great Bend, KS have an average commute time of 14 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Great Bend, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$118,700
Median Property Value 2023
±$9,143
$3,416
Median Property Taxes
±$380

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Great Bend, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Great Bend, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

57.3%
Homeownership
2023
63.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 57.3% of the housing units in Great Bend, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.3%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Great Bend, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$53,323
Median Household Income
± $5,705
5.96k
Number of Households
± 564

In 2023, the median household income of the 5.96k households in Great Bend, KS declined from $53,323 from the previous year's value of $53,885.

The following chart displays the households in Great Bend, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Great Bend, KS is from Kansas.
0.458
2023 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (81.5%)
  2. Carpooled (8.04%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.67%)

In 2023, 81.5% of workers in Great Bend, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.04%) and those who worked at home (5.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

14 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Great Bend, KS have a shorter commute time (14 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.805% of the workforce in Great Bend, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Great Bend, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Great Bend, KS have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Great Bend, KS (2.41k out of 14.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Great Bend, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

86.9% of the population of Great Bend, KS has health coverage, with 43.5% on employee plans, 19.3% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0.266% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1,285 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.98% increase from the previous year (1,260 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 421 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

13.1%
Uninsured
43.5%
Employer Coverage
19.3%
Medicaid
13.5%
Medicare
10.4%
Non-Group
0.266%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Great Bend, KS grew by 6.85% from 12.2% to 13.1%.

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