COMPARING TWO PLACES
Protection vs Great Bend
PLACE A
Protection, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Great Bend, Pennsylvania
Protection is 21% smaller than Great Bend. Protection earns more, with a median household income $5,903 higher. Protection has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -15%).
PROTECTIONGREAT BENDDIFFERENCE
Total population492620−21% vs Great Bend
Population density5312,123−1,593
Population growth-3.1%-14.6%+11.5 pts
Median age45.456.5−11.1
Male49.2%49.7%−0.6 pts
Female50.8%50.3%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born2.4%1.7%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.1%93.3%−0.2 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.7%3.3%+2.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.2%2.9%−1.7 pts
Median household income$51,974$46,071+$5,903
Per capita income$30,604$38,138−$7,534
Poverty rate11.0%11.4%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.537−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%15.7%+4.4 pts
Graduate degree4.5%4.1%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%2.8%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation62.9%48.3%+14.6 pts
Median home value$55,200$160,900−$105,700
Median gross rent$521$702−$181
Owner-occupied77.2%61.3%+15.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.6%10.7%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households19.1%28.2%−9.1 pts
Average commute18.119.4−1.3
Worked from home5.5%20.1%−14.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Uninsured10.4%4.5%+5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025