2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Great Bend, KS vs St. John, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in St. John, is 2% less than it is in Great Bend and is 45% below the National Average.
- Great Bend unemployment rate is 3.3%.
- St. John unemployment rate is 2.7%.
 Great Bend, KSSt. John, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.3%2.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-2.3%-0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth15.1%9.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,273$24,420$37,638
 Household Income$48,465$47,679$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,158$68,750$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Great Bend, KSSt. John, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.6%12.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%2.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.9%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%18.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.8%8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%4.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.4%12.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%17.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.0%10.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%1.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.2%1.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Great Bend, KSSt. John, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%15.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.3%1.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%4.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.6%12.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.3%2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.6%1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.1%13.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.9%11.2%13.1%
Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  More

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Reviews for St. John    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

St John is about the most affordable place in the country to live with a crime rate 80% lower then the national average. I love my house and very glad I bought my  More

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