Great Bend is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 14,489 people and five associated neighborhoods, Great Bend is the 26th largest community in Kansas.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.93 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Great Bend doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Great Bend citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.23% of adults in Great Bend have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Great Bend in 2022 was $29,069, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,276 for a family of four. However, Great Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Great Bend is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Great Bend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Great Bend residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Great Bend also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.77% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Great Bend include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and European.
The most common language spoken in Great Bend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.