COMPARING TWO PLACES
Great Bend vs Fergus Falls
PLACE A
Great Bend, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Great Bend is 96% smaller than Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls earns more, with a median household income $10,091 higher. Fergus Falls has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -15%).
GREAT BENDFERGUS FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population62014,246−96% vs Fergus Falls
Population density2,123990+1,133
Population growth-14.6%7.5%−22.0 pts
Median age56.543.3+13.2
Male49.7%47.6%+2.1 pts
Female50.3%52.4%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born1.7%2.0%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%90.5%+2.8 pts
Black0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%1.6%+1.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other2.9%4.3%−1.4 pts
Median household income$46,071$56,162−$10,091
Per capita income$38,138$34,864+$3,274
Poverty rate11.4%9.1%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5370.435+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%29.3%−13.7 pts
Graduate degree4.1%10.4%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%7.2%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation48.3%61.0%−12.7 pts
Median home value$160,900$194,000−$33,100
Median gross rent$702$911−$209
Owner-occupied61.3%64.1%−2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%8.6%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households28.2%43.9%−15.7 pts
Average commute19.412.9+6.4
Worked from home20.1%7.3%+12.8 pts
Public transit to work3.0%2.7%+0.3 pts
Uninsured4.5%4.2%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025