Great Bend, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 15,345. Estimated population in July 2024: 15,440 (+0.6% change)
Males: 7,364 (48.0%), Females: 7,981 (52.0%)
Barton County
Zip code: 67530
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $30,841
Median house value: $59,500
Population by Race
Races in Great Bend:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.7%)
- Hispanic (13.2%)
- Other race (5.8%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Black (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (36.3%), Irish (8.2%), English (7.9%), United States (7.1%), French (2.2%), Dutch (2.1%).
Elevation: 1849 feet
Land area: 10.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Great Bend
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Great Bend city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 56.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 11.3%
7.4% Foreign born (6.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -215 (-1.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Great Bend:
- CENTRAL KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (3515 BROADWAY ST)
- SURGICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC CTR OF GR BEND (514 CLEVELAND STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Great Bend:
- CLARA BARTON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HOISINGTON, KS)
- ELLINWOOD DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ELLINWOOD, KS)
- LARNED STATE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; LARNED, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Great Bend:
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 6 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Abbreviation: GBD)
- HAYS RGNL (about 47 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 68 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Abbreviation: HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Great Bend:
- ELLINWOOD MUNI (about 14 miles; ELLINWOOD, KS; Abbreviation: 1K6)
- LARNED-PAWNEE COUNTY (about 25 miles; LARNED, KS; Abbreviation: LQR)
- STAFFORD MUNI (about 30 miles; STAFFORD, KS; Abbreviation: 3TA)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Great Bend:
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,268; Location: 245 NE 30TH RD; Public; Website: www.barton.cc.ks.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Great Bend:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 139 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 151 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 163 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
Schools
Public high school in Great Bend:
- GREAT BEND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,097; Location: 2027 MORTON; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Great Bend:
- GREAT BEND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 529; Location: 1919 HARRISON; Grades: 07 – 08)
- RILEY ELEM (Students: 479; Location: 1515 10TH; Grades: PK – 06)
- PARK ELEM (Students: 321; Location: 1801 WILLIAMS; Grades: PK – 06)
- JEFFERSON ELEM (Students: 303; Location: 2716 24TH; Grades: KG – 06)
- EISENHOWER ELEM (Students: 300; Location: 1212 GARFIELD; Grades: KG – 06)
- LINCOLN ELEM (Students: 278; Location: 5630 BROADWAY; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Great Bend:
- ST PATRICK SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: 4200 BROADWAY; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: 1400 BAKER; Grades: KG – 6)
- BEREAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 56; Location: 601 PATTON; Grades: PK – 5)
- GREAT BEND SDA SCHOOL (Students: 17; Location: 7 SW 30TH AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Great Bend:
- GREAT BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $505,582; Location: 1409 WILLIAMS; 98,352 books; 901 audio materials; 1,441 video materials; 276 serial subscriptions)