Great Bend, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

14,479

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.5

1.35% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.9%

0.302% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$54,139

1.53% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Great Bend, KS is home to a population of 14.5k people, from which 95.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.85% of Great Bend, KS residents were born outside of the country (1.14k people).

In 2024, there were 4.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.2k people) in Great Bend, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.24k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 554 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.3% of Great Bend, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Great Bend, KS was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Great Bend, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Great Bend, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.2k ± 232
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.24k ± 425
Other (Hispanic)
554 ± 298

24.9%

Hispanic Population

3.6k people

24.9% of the people in Great Bend, KS are hispanic (3.6k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

7.85%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.14k people

6.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

898 people

As of 2024, 7.85% of Great Bend, KS residents (1.14k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Great Bend, KS was 6.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Great Bend, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
173 ± 110
Vietnam
161 ± 94
Korea
74 ± 83

Great Bend, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Great Bend, KS.

Economy

The economy of Great Bend, KS employs 6.71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Great Bend, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (876 people), Construction (814 people), and Retail Trade (747 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,516), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,391), and Transportation & Warehousing ($71,848).

Employment

Occupations

6.71k

2024 Value

± 609

−2.96%

1 Year decline

± 13.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Great Bend, KS declined at a rate of −2.96%, from 6.91k employees to 6.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Great Bend, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (651 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (637 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (630 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Great Bend, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.71k

2024 Value

± 609

−2.96%

1 Year decline

± 13.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Great Bend, KS declined at a rate of −2.96%, from 6.91k employees to 6.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Great Bend, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (876 people), Construction (814 people), and Retail Trade (747 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,898

Median earning men ± $2,287

$33,319

Median earning women ± $3,317

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,935), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,731).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($72,969), Wholesale Trade ($49,531), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,521).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Great Bend, KS was $133,900 in 2024, which is 0.402 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $118,700 to $133,900, a 12.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Great Bend, KS is 55.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

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

$133,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,194

$3,378

Median Property Taxes

±$370

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.

Rent vs Own

55.9%

Homeownership

2024

63.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.9% of the housing units in Great Bend, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Great Bend, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,139

Median Household Income

± $7,438

6.04k

Number of Households

± 534

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.04k households in Great Bend, KS grew to $54,139 from the previous year's value of $53,323.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Great Bend, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.9%)
Carpooled (6.2%)
Worked At Home (5.93%)

In 2024, 83.9% of workers in Great Bend, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.2%) and those who worked at home (5.93%).

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.

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 (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.5% of the workforce in Great Bend, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Great Bend, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Great Bend, KS (2.39k out of 14.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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