What percentage of people rent in Great Bend, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Great Bend, KS, 2020–2024
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44.1% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Great Bend, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,665 renting households against 3,378 that own their home.

In Great Bend, the share of households that rent went from 36.7% in 2015–2019 to 44.1% in 2020–2024 (+7.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.1% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 2,665 (±315)
Median renter income: $34,006 (±$5,121)

Who rents and who owns in Great Bend

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Great Bend	Barton County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.1% (±4.3 points)	34.8% (±3.0 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,665 (±315)	3,616 (±367)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,378 (±254)	6,764 (±318)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,006 (±$5,121)	$38,415 (±$6,558)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,543 (±$8,886)	$74,699 (±$6,470)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Great Bend, the renter share is higher than in Barton County (34.8%).

It is also higher than in Kansas (32.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Barton County, Great Bend ranks 3 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 125 of 1,853.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Great Bend has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.7% (±4.2 points)	44.1% (±4.3 points)	+7.4 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$655 (±$37)	$759 (±$50)	+15.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,574 (±$3,296)	$54,139 (±$7,438)	+13.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Great Bend

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Great Bend
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Great Bend	—	44.1% (±4.3 points)	—
Buffalo Township (Barton County)	4.3 mi	8.7% (±15.5 points)	Lower
Great Bend Township	4.4 mi	16.1% (±14.4 points)	Lower
South Bend Township	5.2 mi	5.3% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Liberty Township (Barton County)	7.9 mi	0.0% (±39.5 points)	Lower
South Homestead Township	8.1 mi	50.0% (±40.5 points)	Not measurably different
Eureka Township (Barton County)	8.9 mi	53.9% (±36.8 points)	Not measurably different
Clarence Township	9.9 mi	18.8% (±18.3 points)	Lower
North Seward Township	9.9 mi	0.0% (±25.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buffalo Township (Barton County), KS (8.7%), Great Bend Township, KS (16.1%), South Bend Township, KS (5.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Barton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Eureka Township (Barton County)	53.9% (±36.8 points)
2	South Homestead Township	50.0% (±40.5 points)
3	Great Bend	44.1% (±4.3 points)
4	Cheyenne Township (Barton County)	34.9% (±43.2 points)
5	Hoisington	31.9% (±7.8 points)
6	Ellinwood	25.6% (±8.4 points)
7	Olmitz	20.0% (±17.0 points)
8	Clarence Township	18.8% (±18.3 points)
9	Great Bend Township	16.1% (±14.4 points)

Showing 9 of 31 places in Barton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Great Bend

How many renters are there in Great Bend?

Great Bend has an estimated 2,665 (±315) renting households, 44.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Great Bend?

In Great Bend, the share of households that rent went from 36.7% in 2015–2019 to 44.1% in 2020–2024 (+7.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Great Bend?

A renting household in Great Bend has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Great Bend?

The median renting household in Great Bend, KS has an income of $34,006 (±$5,121) a year, against $76,543 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Great Bend city, Kansas (place:28300, in state:20).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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