Great Bend, New York

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Population in 2010: 843.
Population change since 2000: +5.2%
Males: 398  (47.3%)
Females: 445  (52.7%)
Median resident age:

27.5 years
New York median age:

40.0 years

Zip codes: 13643.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $-599,142,004 (it was $32,250 in 2000)
Great Bend $-599,142,004
NY $79,557

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $18,250 (it was $16,177 in 2000)

Great Bend CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $135,894 (it was $62,400 in 2000)
Great Bend:

$135,894
NY:

$400,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $173,112; detached houses: $191,993; mobile homes: $62,345

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,405.

March 2022 cost of living index in Great Bend: 98.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 26.1%

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  • Races in Great Bend, NY (2022)
    • 1,16096.7%White alone
    • 211.8%Asian alone
    • 201.7%Two or more races

Races in Great Bend detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: Irish (50.4%), English (19.5%), Italian (5.0%), British (4.7%), Canadian (2.4%), Swiss (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 5.87 square miles.

Population density: 144 people per square mile   (very low).

Great Bend, New York map

16 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.3%
New York:

22.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Great Bend CDP:

2.2% ($1,342)
New York:

1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (65.9 miles , pop. 58,805).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (112.8 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (239.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities:

Deferiet, NY (1.1 miles ),
Fort Drum, NY (1.6 miles ),
Herrings, NY (1.6 miles),
Felts Mills, NY (1.7 miles ),
Black River, NY (2.2 miles ),
Champion, NY (2.2 miles ),
Wilna, NY (2.4 miles ),
Le Ray, NY (2.4 miles )

Latitude: 44.04 N, Longitude: 75.71 W

Distribution of median household income in Great Bend, NY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Great Bend, NY in 2022
Great Bend satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.4%
New York:

4.4%
Most common industries in Great Bend, NY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (13.3%)
  • Paper (9.8%)
  • Health care (8.3%)
  • Public administration (6.7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5.7%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.7%)
  • Personal & laundry services (5.7%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Paper (15.8%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (9.2%)
  • Transportation equipment (9.2%)
  • Educational services (8.7%)
  • Public administration (8.2%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7.1%)
  • Truck transportation (6.1%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (21.0%)
  • Health care (19.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.6%)
  • Electrical & electronic goods merchant wholesalers (6.7%)
  • Pharmacies & drug stores (6.7%)
  • Personal & laundry services (6.7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.9%)
Most common occupations in Great Bend, NY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8.3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5.1%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.1%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10.2%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.2%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (8.2%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.2%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (17.6%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (10.9%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (10.1%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.2%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7.6%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.0%)

Average climate in Great Bend, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 59.1. This is better than average.

City:

59.1
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 32.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

32.5
U.S.:

33.3

Earthquake activity:

Great Bend-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 68.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 104.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 103.4 miles away from Great Bend center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 296.0 miles away from Great Bend center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 208.5 miles away from Great Bend center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 110.2 miles away from Great Bend center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Great Bend topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Great Bend:

  • CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL, INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; CARTHAGE, NY)
  • THE COUNTRY MANOR NURSING AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; CARTHAGE, NY)
  • JEFFERSON CO PUB HLTH SVS CHHA (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
  • HOSPICE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY INC (Hospital, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
  • MERCY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
  • SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
  • SAMARITAN KEEP NURSING HOME INC (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)

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

  • Jefferson Community College (about 13 miles; Watertown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,886)
  • St Lawrence University (about 47 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,501)
  • SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 48 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,411)
  • Clarkson University (about 56 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • SUNY College at Potsdam (about 57 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,307)
  • SUNY College at Oswego (about 59 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
  • Utica College (about 69 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Great Bend Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Great Bend include: City of Refuge Christian Church (A), Woolworth Memorial United Methodist Church (B), Watertown Korean United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
New York:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

69.4%
Whole state:

63.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.8%
Whole state:

6.8%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Great Bend:

Marital status in Great Bend, NY
  • Never married: 49.2%
  • Now married: 40.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 3.6%

For population 25 years and over in Great Bend:

  • High school or higher: 90.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.1
New York average:

13.9

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Great Bend, NY (based on Jefferson County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic21,19423
Mainline Protestant10,12473
Evangelical Protestant4,88843
Other3,1768
Orthodox1401
Black Protestant161
None76,691-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 28
Jefferson County:

2.37 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Jefferson County:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Here:

0.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 53
Jefferson County:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 116
Jefferson County:

9.84 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

7.3%
New York:

8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

28.0%
New York:

23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

10.1%
New York:

15.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Great Bend:

49.7%
New York:

50.1%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Great Bend:

46.8%
New York:

48.1%

Average BMI:
This city:

28.6
New York:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

23.1%
New York:

20.3%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Great Bend:

6.9%
New York:

11.1%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Great Bend:

6.7
New York:

6.8

Overweight people:
Great Bend:

31.9%
State:

33.4%

General health condition:
This city:

58.8%
New York:

56.5%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

77.8%
State:

80.2%

More about Health and Nutrition of Great Bend, NY Residents

10.06% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,837 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.06%
New York average:

5.29%

0.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,248 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

0.47%
New York average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from St. Lawrence County, NY  0.33% ($45,248 average AGI)
from Lewis County, NY  0.31% ($46,629)
from Oswego County, NY  0.28% ($41,864)


10.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,016 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.90%
New York average:

6.93%

0.34% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,564 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

0.34%
New York average:

0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Lewis County, NY  0.33% ($47,517 average AGI)
to St. Lawrence County, NY  0.30% ($37,154)
to Onondaga County, NY  0.28% ($64,285)

Strongest AM radio stations in Great Bend:

  • WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
  • WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
  • WATN (1240 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Great Bend:

  • WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
  • WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
  • WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
  • WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
  • WLLG (99.3 FM; LOWVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
  • WOTT (100.7 FM; HENDERSON, NY; Owner: JEFFERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Great Bend:

  • WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
  • WNYF-CA (Channel 25; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WBQZ-LP (Channel 34; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
  • WLOT-LP (Channel 66; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: R. ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

4
  • Call Sign: N2VNR, Licensee ID: L00637701, Grant Date: 03/25/2003, Expiration Date: 06/15/2013, Cancellation Date: 06/16/2015, Registrant: Allan L Moseley, Box 166, Great Bend, NY 13643

  • Call Sign: WB2NAM, Licensee ID: L00808874, Grant Date: 02/27/2004, Expiration Date: 05/24/2014, Cancellation Date: 05/25/2016, Registrant: Wayne C Jackson, Box 58, Great Bend, NY 13643

  • Call Sign: KD2IOZ, Licensee ID: L01938940, Grant Date: 04/23/2015, Expiration Date: 04/23/2025, Certifier: Danny L Tyner, Registrant: Danny L Tyner, Great Bend, NY 13643

  • Call Sign: KD2ZOB, Licensee ID: L02563198, Grant Date: 05/25/2022, Expiration Date: 05/25/2032, Certifier: Theodore J Webb, Registrant: Theodore J Webb, Great Bend, NY 13643


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Great Bend, NY
  • 55.5%Utility gas
  • 30.7%Wood
  • 8.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Great Bend, NY
  • 45.2%Utility gas
  • 30.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 20.0%Electricity
  • 4.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Great Bend compared to New York state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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