Moving to Great Bend, New York

Population: 801
Males: 400 (49.9%), Females: 401 (50.1%)

Jefferson County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $32,250
Median house value: $69,600

Population by Race

Races in Great Bend:

• White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
• Two or more races (3.2%)
• American Indian (2.7%)
• Black (2.1%)
• Hispanic (0.9%)
• Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (14.0%), Irish (11.9%), French (10.1%), German (10.0%), English (8.2%), Polish (5.9%).

Land area: 5.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Great Bend

• High school or higher: 81.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Great Bend CDP

• Never married: 22.0%
• Now married: 63.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.4%
• Divorced: 9.7%

3.4% Foreign born (1.0% Africa, 0.9% North America, 0.7% Europe, 0.7% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Great Bend:

• CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CARTHAGE, NY)
• SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WATERTOWN, NY)
• LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LOWVILLE, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Great Bend:

• WHEELER-SACK AAF (about 2 miles; FORT DRUM, NY; Abbreviation: GTB)
• WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)
• OGDENSBURG INTL (about 47 miles; OGDENSBURG, NY; Abbreviation: OGS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Great Bend:

• MAXSON AIRFIELD (about 23 miles; ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY; Abbreviation: 89N)
• HENDRICKS FIELD (about 32 miles; GOUVERNEUR, NY; Abbreviation: 1K0)
• MOORES (about 52 miles; DEGRASSE, NY; Abbreviation: 1E8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Great Bend:

• JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,454)
• ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; CANTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,010)
• CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; POTSDAM, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,832)
• SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 67 miles; OSWEGO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,138)
• SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 68 miles; POTSDAM, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,885)
• LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
• MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 74 miles; UTICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,768)