COMPARING TWO PLACES
Preston vs Great Bend
PLACE A
Preston, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Great Bend, Pennsylvania
Preston is 113% larger than Great Bend. Preston earns more, with a median household income $17,913 higher. Preston has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -15%).
PRESTONGREAT BENDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,318620+113% vs Great Bend
Population density5352,123−1,589
Population growth-0.2%-14.6%+14.4 pts
Median age39.856.5−16.7
Male52.2%49.7%+2.5 pts
Female47.8%50.3%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.7%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%93.3%+2.2 pts
Black0.6%0.5%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%3.3%−1.0 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other1.4%2.9%−1.5 pts
Median household income$63,984$46,071+$17,913
Per capita income$37,375$38,138−$763
Poverty rate8.9%11.4%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.537−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%15.7%+11.4 pts
Graduate degree8.3%4.1%+4.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%2.8%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation67.2%48.3%+18.9 pts
Median home value$185,900$160,900+$25,000
Median gross rent$769$702+$67
Owner-occupied73.6%61.3%+12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%10.7%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households18.2%28.2%−10.0 pts
Average commute23.819.4+4.5
Worked from home11.7%20.1%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Uninsured7.1%4.5%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025