COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bucklin vs Great Bend
PLACE A
Bucklin, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Great Bend, Pennsylvania
Bucklin is 11% larger than Great Bend. Bucklin earns more, with a median household income $14,137 higher. Bucklin has grown faster since 2000 (-8% vs -15%).
BUCKLINGREAT BENDDIFFERENCE
Total population687620+11% vs Great Bend
Population density1,1952,123−929
Population growth-8.4%-14.6%+6.1 pts
Median age49.056.5−7.5
Male52.0%49.7%+2.3 pts
Female48.0%50.3%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.8%1.7%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%93.3%−0.0 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.4%3.3%+1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.3%2.9%−0.6 pts
Median household income$60,208$46,071+$14,137
Per capita income$34,261$38,138−$3,877
Poverty rate5.7%11.4%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.537−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%15.7%+11.2 pts
Graduate degree14.0%4.1%+9.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%2.8%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation62.9%48.3%+14.5 pts
Median home value$84,600$160,900−$76,300
Median gross rent$690$702−$12
Owner-occupied77.2%61.3%+16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%10.7%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%28.2%−28.2 pts
Average commute16.519.4−2.9
Worked from home1.8%20.1%−18.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Uninsured5.3%4.5%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025