Moving to Great Bend, Pennsylvania

Population: 700. Estimated population in July 2024: 686 (-2.0% change)
Males: 331 (47.3%), Females: 369 (52.7%)

Susquehanna County

Zip code: 18821

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $27,708
Median house value: $62,900

Population by Race

Races in Great Bend:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)

Ancestries: German (20.9%), Irish (18.9%), English (16.7%), United States (11.0%), Polish (10.1%), Italian (9.1%).

Elevation: 920 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Great Bend

• High school or higher: 86.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
• Unemployed: 6.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Great Bend borough

• Never married: 24.2%
• Now married: 51.7%
• Separated: 2.5%
• Widowed: 10.2%
• Divorced: 11.6%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -5 (-0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Great Bend:

• BARNES KASSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SUSQUEHANNA, PA)
• BINGHAMTON PSYCH CENTER (about 16 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY)
• MONTROSE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MONTROSE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Great Bend:

• GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 22 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
• WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 45 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
• ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 61 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Great Bend:

• KIRKWOOD AIRPARK (about 2 miles; KIRKWOOD, NY; Abbreviation: 5N5)
• GREENE (about 23 miles; GREENE, NY; Abbreviation: 4N7)
• TRI-CITIES (about 25 miles; ENDICOTT, NY; Abbreviation: CZG)

Colleges and Universities

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

• SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 14 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
• BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,081)
• MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
• UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 40 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
• WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
• SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 53 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
• LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)