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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Great Bend Area is $25,750, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Great Bend Area median household income is $43,573. On average Great Bend Area residents spend 16.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #261

Great Bend Area	25,750 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Great Bend Area	27,031 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Great Bend Area	32,437 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Great Bend Area	21,445 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #522

Great Bend Area	43,573 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Great Bend Area	61,770 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Great Bend Area	3.49%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Great Bend Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Great Bend Area		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.72%	$17,152, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.12%	$17,112, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.79%	$2,191, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.45%	$14,680, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Great Bend Area	56,314 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Great Bend Area	68,974 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Great Bend Area	Kansas	U.S.
White	$45,118, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$28,571, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,009, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,375, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
One Race, Other	$31,971, see rank	$39,298	$40,300
Two or More Races	$37,697, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Great Bend Area	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$23,889, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,103, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,795, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$32,160, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Great Bend Area	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	21,642, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	10,554, 48.77%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,743, 73.37%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	21, 0.20%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,722, 73.17%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,118, 92.18%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	604, 7.82%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,811, 26.63%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	11,088, 51.23%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,667, 60.13%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,667, 60.13%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,266, 93.99%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	401, 6.01%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,421, 39.87%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Great Bend Area	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,317, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,897, 81.83%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,489, 11.18%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	49, 0.37%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	367, 2.76%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	89, 0.67%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	426, 3.20%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Great Bend Area	16.3 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Great Bend Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,384	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	7,118, 53.18%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,692, 23.77%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,135, 15.95%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	966, 13.57%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	188, 2.64%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,134, 15.93%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,465, 20.58%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	6,266, 46.82%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,315, 36.95%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,458, 23.27%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,121, 33.85%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.06%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 0.38%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	331, 5.28%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Great Bend Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,384, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,382, 10.33%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	963, 7.20%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,212, 9.06%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	256, 1.91%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,313, 9.81%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	799, 5.97%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	120, 0.90%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	812, 6.07%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	581, 4.34%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,655, 27.31%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,096, 8.19%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	550, 4.11%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	645, 4.82%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Great Bend Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,310	15.98%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	841	11.27%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.