CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Great Bend

Kansas · 15,427 residents · 10.5 sq mi

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With 15,427 people, Great Bend is a city in Kansas. Median home value sits at $41,800. The average commute runs 12 minutes. Renters pay $310 a month at the median. Households here earn about 15% less than in Kansas as a whole. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,427

+1%vs 2000

vs 15,345 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,175)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,179)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,149)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(882)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(884)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(2,472)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(1,873)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(1,661)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(1,533)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(1,379)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(899)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(341)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,304

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,841 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,937

−30%vs 2000

vs $17,085 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,800

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.9% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.7%(12,837)

Black1.5%(231)

Hispanic / Latino13.2%(2,025)

Asian0.3%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(14,726)

Black1.7%(263)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(651)

Asian0.3%(42)

Other2.6%(396)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.6%(3,421)

Central American0.3%(46)

Honduran0.3%(46)

Puerto Rican0.1%(18)

South American0%(6)

Paraguayan0%(6)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(48)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Ancestry

German26.4%(3,824)

English10.7%(1,550)

Irish7.7%(1,111)

American5.3%(773)

Scottish1.7%(239)

Dutch0.9%(135)

French0.9%(135)

Italian0.9%(133)

Swedish0.9%(132)

Czech0.5%(78)

Russian0.5%(71)

Danish0.5%(67)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.2%(34)

Portuguese0.2%(31)

Norwegian0.2%(28)

British0.2%(27)

Swiss0.2%(23)

Polish0.1%(21)

Welsh0.1%(21)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

Arab0.1%(13)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(9)

Slovak0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.2 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 11.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.8%(1,714)

Married53.2%(2,863)

Widowed4.3%(234)

Divorced10.7%(574)

Women 15+

Never married25.6%(1,560)

Married47.7%(2,913)

Widowed12.7%(774)

Divorced14%(854)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.4%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 21.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.5%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)10.6%(61)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30%(173)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.9%(161)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.8%(74)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 577 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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