COMPARING TWO PLACES
Park vs Great Bend
PLACE A
Park, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Great Bend, Pennsylvania
Park is 82% smaller than Great Bend. Park earns more, with a median household income $32,679 higher.
PARKGREAT BENDDIFFERENCE
Total population111620−82% vs Great Bend
Population density3522,123−1,771
Population growth-11.1%-14.6%+3.5 pts
Median age57.756.5+1.2
Male54.7%49.7%+4.9 pts
Female45.3%50.3%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%93.3%+4.4 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.3%2.9%−0.6 pts
Median household income$78,750$46,071+$32,679
Per capita income$49,081$38,138+$10,943
Poverty rate17.4%11.4%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.537−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%15.7%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation72.5%48.3%+24.2 pts
Median home value$80,600$160,900−$80,300
Median gross rent$338$702−$364
Owner-occupied100.0%61.3%+38.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%10.7%+17.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%28.2%−28.2 pts
Average commute14.119.4−5.3
Worked from home0.0%20.1%−20.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025