Great Bend, KS Demographic Data
Great Bend, KS Summary
Great Bend is located in Barton County in Kansas
- Population: 15,877
- Area: 10.72 sq. miles
- Land Area: 10.60 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.11 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,481.75 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,856.96 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Great Bend, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,203
52%
50.8
Male
7,538
48%
49.2
Total Population
15,741
323,128,000
Great Bend, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,100
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,300
8.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,088
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
976
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,137
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,828
11.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,790
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,842
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,260
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
967
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,049
6.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
953
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
451
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,609
73.8%
77.2
Female
6,114
52.7%
51.3
Male
5,495
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,997
69.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,963
18.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,453
15.6%
15.2
Female
1,491
60.8%
55.8
Male
962
39.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Great Bend, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,321
97.3%
96.8
White
14,010
89.0%
72.6
Black or African American
290
1.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
32
0.2%
0.8
Asian
41
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
29
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
57
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
57
0.4%
0.1
Some Other Race
891
5.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
420
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,237
20.6%
17.8
Mexican
3,073
19.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
13
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
16
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
135
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,504
79.4%
82.2
Great Bend, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
746
7.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
840
8.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,097
30.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,622
25.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,113
11.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,151
11.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
571
5.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,586
15.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,554
84.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,722
17.0%
31.2
Great Bend, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,194
26.1%
33.7%
Now Married
6,230
50.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,827
14.9%
11.0%
Separated
168
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
834
6.8
5.8%
Great Bend, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,807
80.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,834
19.4%
21.6%
Spanish
2,629
18.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
106
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
84
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
15
0.1%
1.1%
Great Bend, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
463
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
523
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
927
14.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
802
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,095
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,122
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
681
10.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
601
9.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
108
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
102
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
41,174
57,617
Per capita income
23,719
31,128
Great Bend, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
348
4.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
732
10.0%
9.8
Construction
611
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,957
26.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
533
7.3%
6.6
Information
137
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
737
10.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
306
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
225
3.1%
11.4
Public administration
330
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
812
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
362
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
232
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
887
12.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,910
26.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,061
14.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,039
27.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,425
19.5%
18.1%
Great Bend, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,287
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,982
82.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
889
12.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
21
0.3%
5.1
Walked
154
2.1%
2.7
Other means
83
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
158
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.4
26.6
Great Bend, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
426
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,450
38.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,203
34.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,345
20.9%
21.0
Great Bend, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,424
89.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,974
61.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,450
38.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
794
11.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Great Bend, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,218
1 room
83
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
169
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
492
6.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,209
16.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,670
23.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,098
15.2%
17.8
7 rooms
740
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
690
9.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,067
14.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Great Bend, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,218
1-unit, detached
5,487
76.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
138
1.9%
5.9
2-units
454
6.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
205
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
108
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
153
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
217
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
456
6.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Great Bend, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,401
19.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
618
8.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,567
21.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,134
15.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,042
14.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
623
8.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
596
8.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
164
2.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
73
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Great Bend, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,128
79.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
39
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,204
18.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
8
0.1%
0.1
Wood
16
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
14
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
15
0.2%
1.1
Great Bend, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,867
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
21
1.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
25
1.3%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
28
1.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
117
6.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
164
8.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
615
32.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
897
48.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
969
52.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
258
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
125
6.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
213
11.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
273
14.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
29
0.0%
0.0%
Great Bend, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,314
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
7
0.3%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
0.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
85
3.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
739
31.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,458
63.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
136
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
613
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
496
21.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
251
10.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
273
11.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
400
17.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
174
7.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
720
31.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
136
0.0%
0.0%
Great Bend, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,974
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
986
24.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,531
38.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
678
17.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
332
8.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
277
7.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
136
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
24
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,000
205,000
