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Great Bend, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Great Bend is a Census city of 14,479 people across 10.53 square miles of land, in Barton County. Median household income is $54,139, 55.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 29 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Great Bend
What Great Bend is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.53 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,375
- County holding the largest share of its areaBarton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Great Bend
How many people live in Great Bend
- Population14,479
- Median age36.5
- Population under 183,540
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,705
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent
- Households6,043
- Family households3,679
- Share of households that are families60.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Great Bend
Income and work in Great Bend
- Median household income$54,139
- Per capita income$32,972
- Civilian labor force7,041
- Employed6,709
- Unemployed332 plus or minus 115
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over9,721
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Great Bend
Housing in Great Bend
- Housing units7,185
- Occupied units6,043
- Vacant units1,142 plus or minus 274
- Vacancy rate15.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied3,378
- Renter occupied2,665
- Ownership rate55.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$759
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units5,256
- Share single family73.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,302 plus or minus 285
- Share in buildings of two or more18.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Mobile homes625 plus or minus 221
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Great Bend
How Great Bend gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,250
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,348
- Share commuting under 15 minutes69.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more679 plus or minus 219
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Drove alone83.9 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Great Bend
SBA loans in Great Bend (7(a))
- Approvals29
- Gross approval$15,319,900
- Average approval$528,272
- Median approval$116,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,807,000
- Largest approval$4,694,500
- Jobs supported252
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.6 percent
- Share to franchises13.8 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Great Bend, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Great Bend
SBA loans in Great Bend (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$360,000
- Average approval$180,000
- Median approval$180,000
- Largest approval$263,000
- Jobs supported16
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Great Bend, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Great Bend
Flood risk in Great Bend
- NFIP communityCity of Great Bend
- NFIP community number200019
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/15/19
The City of Great Bend participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200019 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Barton County, not Great Bend
Barton County context, not Great Bend figures
- Establishments in Barton County866
- Covered employment, Barton County11,522
- Average annual pay, Barton County$48,896
- Housing units permitted, Barton County12
Every figure in this section is published for Barton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Great Bend.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Great Bend questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Great Bend, Kansas?
14,479, in 6,043 households. Great Bend city covers 10.53 square miles of land, which is 1,375 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Great Bend in?
Barton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Great Bend?
$54,139. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,900. Median gross rent is $759 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Great Bend businesses?
29 7(a) approvals totaling $15.3 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $116,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $360,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Great Bend, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Great Bend borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Great Bend. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Great Bend in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Great Bend appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Great Bend, city of, community 200019, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Great Bend figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Barton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Great Bend.
Is zoning published for Great Bend?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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