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Great Bend, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Great Bend is a Census borough of 581 people across 0.29 square miles of land, in Susquehanna County. Median household income is $46,071, 61.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Great Bend
What Great Bend is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.29 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,988
- County holding the largest share of its areaSusquehanna 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
- Population581
- Median age56.5
- Population under 1885 plus or minus 27
- Share under 1814.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Population 65 and over169 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over29.1 percent
- Households302
- Family households171 plus or minus 41
- Share of households that are families56.6 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$46,071 plus or minus $9,433
- Per capita income$38,138 plus or minus $11,792
- Civilian labor force246 plus or minus 61
- Employed239 plus or minus 60
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over460
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Great Bend
Housing in Great Bend
- Housing units338
- Occupied units302
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate10.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied185 plus or minus 39
- Renter occupied117 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate61.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$160,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$702 plus or minus $309
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units189 plus or minus 38
- Share single family55.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more125 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more37.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1964
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 commute187 plus or minus 51
- Commuting under 15 minutes66 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.3 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more41 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.9 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Drove alone64.5 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home20.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Great Bend
Flood risk in Great Bend
- NFIP communityTownship of Great Bend
- NFIP community number421212
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/02/13
The Township of Great Bend participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421212 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.
Susquehanna County, not Great Bend
Susquehanna County context, not Great Bend figures
- Establishments in Susquehanna County855
- Covered employment, Susquehanna County8,955
- Average annual pay, Susquehanna County$50,769
- Housing units permitted, Susquehanna County70
Every figure in this section is published for Susquehanna County as a whole and is not a measurement of Great Bend.
All Susquehanna County figures →
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.
Coverage
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, Pennsylvania?
581, in 302 households. Great Bend borough covers 0.29 square miles of land, which is 1,988 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?
Susquehanna 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?
$46,071. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,900. Median gross rent is $702 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Great Bend in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Great Bend appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Great Bend, township of, community 421212, 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 Susquehanna 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.