COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sterling vs Great Bend
PLACE A
Sterling, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Great Bend, Pennsylvania
Sterling is 9% larger than Great Bend. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $21,910 higher.
STERLINGGREAT BENDDIFFERENCE
Total population674620+9% vs Great Bend
Population density8202,123−1,303
Population growth-15.8%-14.6%−1.2 pts
Median age40.256.5−16.3
Male45.1%49.7%−4.6 pts
Female54.9%50.3%+4.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.0%93.3%−5.3 pts
Black3.6%0.5%+3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%3.3%−0.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.2%2.9%+2.3 pts
Median household income$67,981$46,071+$21,910
Per capita income$36,630$38,138−$1,508
Poverty rate14.0%11.4%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.537−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%15.7%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree4.2%4.1%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation41.9%48.3%−6.5 pts
Median home value$131,900$160,900−$29,000
Median gross rent$604$702−$98
Owner-occupied74.1%61.3%+12.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%10.7%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households57.7%28.2%+29.5 pts
Average commute27.219.4+7.9
Worked from home2.4%20.1%−17.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Uninsured10.1%4.5%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025