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 14.94 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Great Bend is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.92% of adults 25 and older in Great Bend have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Great Bend in 2022 was $29,478, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,912 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 25.01% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Great Bend include German, English, Irish, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Great Bend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
