COMPARING TWO PLACES
Downs vs Great Bend
PLACE A
Downs, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Great Bend, Pennsylvania
Downs is 22% larger than Great Bend. Downs earns more, with a median household income $16,262 higher.
DOWNSGREAT BENDDIFFERENCE
Total population759620+22% vs Great Bend
Population density6782,123−1,446
Population growth-11.1%-14.6%+3.5 pts
Median age50.956.5−5.6
Male46.6%49.7%−3.1 pts
Female53.4%50.3%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.7%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.8%93.3%−0.5 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%3.3%+0.3 pts
Asian1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Other2.1%2.9%−0.8 pts
Median household income$62,333$46,071+$16,262
Per capita income$35,695$38,138−$2,443
Poverty rate5.8%11.4%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.537−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%15.7%+12.1 pts
Graduate degree9.3%4.1%+5.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation55.1%48.3%+6.7 pts
Median home value$102,700$160,900−$58,200
Median gross rent$582$702−$120
Owner-occupied76.9%61.3%+15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.0%10.7%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households28.7%28.2%+0.5 pts
Average commute13.319.4−6.1
Worked from home2.0%20.1%−18.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Uninsured4.4%4.5%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025