16.3% of Great Bend, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 26.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 7.3% of high school graduates and 22.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 55.0%. For comparison, it was 32.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Great Bend, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Great Bend:
16.3%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Great Bend:
8.8%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Great Bend:
16.4%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Great Bend:
18.0%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
55.0%
Residents above poverty level:
32.8%
Poverty by age in Great Bend, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Great Bend,KS (percentage below poverty level)
20.5%Under 5 years
5.5%5 years
35.5%6 to 11 years
22.4%12 to 14 years
12.2%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
50.9%18 to 24 years
17.7%25 to 34 years
8.6%35 to 44 years
15.0%45 to 54 years
4.3%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
2.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Great Bend,KS (percentage below poverty level)
43.7%Under 5 years
25.3%5 years
23.7%6 to 11 years
11.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
13.9%16 and 17 years
47.0%18 to 24 years
15.9%25 to 34 years
11.0%35 to 44 years
7.9%45 to 54 years
4.9%55 to 64 years
12.5%65 to 74 years
10.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Great Bend,KS (% below half of poverty level)
22.7%Under 6 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
6.3%12 to 17 years
14.8%18 to 24 years
12.2%25 to 34 years
3.5%35 to 44 years
3.8%45 to 54 years
1.3%55 to 64 years
3.1%65 to 74 years
1.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Great Bend, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Great Bend, KS (%)
13.9%White
9.4%Black
7.8%American Indian
0.0%Asian
28.4%Other race
28.4%2+ races
26.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Great Bend, KS (absolute numbers)
1,396White
15Black
17American Indian
0Asian
173Other race
7622+ races
930Hispanic
17.4%Below poverty level
82.6%Above poverty level
9.9%Below poverty level
90.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Great Bend, KS
Children below poverty level:
Great Bend, Kansas:
24.6%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Great Bend:
7.3%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Great Bend:
22.2%
Kansas:
24.4%
33.9%Married-couple family
15.9%Male, no wife present
50.2%Female, no husband present
6.9%Worked full-time, year-round
44.7%Worked part-time
48.4%Did not work
15.1%Both worked full-time
25.5%One full-time, other part-time
12.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
47.2%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.4%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
8.2%1980 to 1989
18.8%1970 to 1979
7.4%1960 to 1969
14.5%1950 to 1959
19.1%1940 to 1949
24.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
6.2%1980 to 1989
15.3%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
27.9%1950 to 1959
15.8%1940 to 1949
16.1%1939 or earlier
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