Kansas · Census place 28300
Great Bend city, KS
Quick answer
Great Bend city has 14,596 residents, ranking #26 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $53,323, the median home is worth $118,700 and median gross rent runs $744 a month.
- Population
- 14,596Great Bend city residents
- Median household income
- $53,323Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $118,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $744Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Great Bend city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Great Bend city median would spend about 16.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17% of residents and 57.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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