Great Bend, KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

25,275

0.793% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.8

1.02% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$117,200

3.53% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

12,121

2.22% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Great Bend, KS had a population of 25.3k people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Great Bend, KS declined from 25,477 to 25,275, a −0.793% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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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.

In 2023, the median property value in Great Bend, KS was $117,200, and the homeownership rate was 66.2%.

Most people in Great Bend, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Great Bend, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Great Bend, KS employs 12.1k people. The largest industries in Great Bend, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,828 people), Retail Trade (1,188 people), and Manufacturing (1,147 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($78,365), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,829), and Transportation & Warehousing ($67,000).

Employment

Occupations

12.1k

2023 Value

± 743

−2.22%

1 Year decline

± 9.08%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Great Bend, KS declined at a rate of −2.22%, from 12.4k employees to 12.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Great Bend, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,365 people), Management Occupations (1,301 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,028 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Great Bend, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.1k

2023 Value

± 743

−2.22%

1 Year decline

± 9.08%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Great Bend, KS declined at a rate of −2.22%, from 12.4k employees to 12.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Great Bend, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,828 people), Retail Trade (1,188 people), and Manufacturing (1,147 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.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

79
Other Services (except Public Administration)
57
Construction
50
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$85.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$55k
Manufacturing
$51.4k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Great Bend, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

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.

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.

Education

In 2022, universities in Great Bend, KS awarded 955 degrees. The student population of Great Bend, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,937 male students and 2,332 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,368) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,472) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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

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

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Great Bend, KS was $117,200 in 2023, which is 0.386 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $113,200 to $117,200, a 3.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Great Bend, KS is 66.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Great Bend, KS have an average commute time of 15.2 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

$117,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,940

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

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 N/A range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the counties in Great Bend, KS colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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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.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

10.2k

Number of Households

± 687

In N/A, the median household income of the 10.2k households in Great Bend, KS N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

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 Great Bend, KS.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Great Bend, KS across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.7%)
Worked At Home (8.46%)
Carpooled (7.12%)

In 2023, 80.7% of workers in Great Bend, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.46%) and those who carpooled to work (7.12%).

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

15.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Great Bend, KS have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% 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

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Great Bend, KS (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

N/A% of the population of Great Bend, KS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Great Bend, KS N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Great Bend, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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