Great Bend

Population: 14,596
Median household income: $53,323
Median home value: $118,700

Great Bend, a community in Barton County, Kansas, has 14,596 residents. Its median household income of $53,323 runs below the Barton County figure of $56,733.

From 2019 to 2023, Great Bend's population declined 5.0% from 15,358 to 14,596, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $95,800 to $118,700.

71.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,596
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,323
Median home value: $118,700
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 7,198
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,35814,596

Median household income

$47,574$53,323

Median home value

$95,800$118,700

Median gross rent

$655$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,358	$47,574	$95,800	$655
2020	15,224	$46,659	$101,800	$670
2021	14,864	$48,465	$99,100	$690
2022	14,725	$53,885	$116,400	$739
2023	14,596	$53,323	$118,700	$744

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,061	7.3%
5 to 17	2,631	18.0%
18 to 24	1,092	7.5%
25 to 34	2,144	14.7%
35 to 44	1,716	11.8%
45 to 54	1,324	9.1%
55 to 64	1,977	13.5%
65 to 74	1,299	8.9%
75 and over	1,352	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,228	70.1%
Black or African American	106	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.2%
Asian	79	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	491	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,650	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,406	14.3%
High school graduate	2,624	26.7%
Some college or associate's	3,729	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,631	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	422	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,585	81.5%
Carpooled	551	8.0%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	248	3.6%
Bicycle	19	0.3%
Worked from home	388	5.7%
Other means	50	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,416	68.3%
15 to 29 min	1,265	19.6%
30 to 44 min	463	7.2%
45 to 59 min	38	0.6%
60+ min	279	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 17.0% (2,412 of 14,219)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,561	59.7%
Nonfamily households	2,402	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,963	82.8%
Vacant	1,235	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,416	57.3%
Renter-occupied	2,547	42.7%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,152	71.6%
1-unit, attached	188	2.6%
2 to 4 units	680	9.4%
5 to 19 units	249	3.5%
20 or more units	373	5.2%
Mobile home & other	556	7.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2028300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 38.3598, -98.7995