Great Bend

Population: 600
Median household income: $45,750
Median home value: $148,400

Great Bend, a community in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, has 600 residents. The median household income of $45,750 is below the Susquehanna County median ($66,930).

Between 2019 and 2023, Great Bend's population declined 38.3% from 973 to 600, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $114,500 to $148,400.

The typical home was built around 1963. 8.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 600
Median age: 57.2 yrs
Median household income: $45,750
Median home value: $148,400
Median gross rent: $748
Housing units: 337
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

973600

Median household income

$41,786$45,750

Median home value

$114,500$148,400

Median gross rent

$852$748

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	973	$41,786	$114,500	$852
2020	818	$40,417	$123,100	$889
2021	775	$43,864	$137,000	$906
2022	673	$48,750	$154,900	$844
2023	600	$45,750	$148,400	$748

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6420.7%

65 to 7420.0%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	1.2%
5 to 17	70	11.7%
18 to 24	40	6.7%
25 to 34	51	8.5%
35 to 44	61	10.2%
45 to 54	51	8.5%
55 to 64	124	20.7%
65 to 74	120	20.0%
75 and over	76	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	541	90.2%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	15.7%
High school graduate	238	49.3%
Some college or associate's	93	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	49	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	161	66.3%
Carpooled	21	8.6%
Public transit	2	0.8%
Walked	6	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	51	21.0%
Other means	2	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	86	44.8%
15 to 29 min	71	37.0%
30 to 44 min	28	14.6%
45 to 59 min	5	2.6%
60+ min	2	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 8.2% (49 of 600)

	Count	Share
Family households	178	58.2%
Nonfamily households	128	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	306	90.8%
Vacant	31	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	197	64.4%
Renter-occupied	109	35.6%

1-unit, detached59.9%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units14.5%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	202	59.9%
1-unit, attached	6	1.8%
2 to 4 units	49	14.5%
5 to 19 units	20	5.9%
20 or more units	34	10.1%
Mobile home & other	26	7.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4230728
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.9730, -75.7452