COMPARING TWO PLACES
Great Bend vs Marshall
PLACE A
Great Bend, KS
VS
PLACE B
Marshall, MO
Great Bend is 7% larger than Marshall. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Marshall has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -8%).
GREAT BENDMARSHALLDIFFERENCE
Total population24,79023,265+7% vs Marshall
Population density2831−3
Population growth-7.9%-0.2%−7.7 pts
Median age38.835.3+3.5
Male49.2%50.5%−1.3 pts
Female50.8%49.5%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born5.0%5.8%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%75.3%+3.7 pts
Black0.6%4.9%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.7%12.6%+4.0 pts
Asian0.2%0.6%−0.4 pts
Other3.6%6.6%−3.0 pts
Median household income$58,851$57,931+$920
Per capita income$34,350$29,533+$4,817
Poverty rate15.4%16.4%−1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.444Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%22.7%−1.0 pts
Graduate degree6.1%8.1%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%3.2%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation62.9%58.5%+4.4 pts
Median home value$126,400$150,500−$24,100
Median gross rent$761$739+$22
Owner-occupied65.2%69.8%−4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%17.9%−1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%45.4%−12.0 pts
Average commute15.217.5−2.2
Worked from home8.7%3.9%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured11.2%8.1%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025