Barry vs Griggsville

A side-by-side comparison of Barry and Griggsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Barry and Griggsville are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barry has the higher population (1,442 vs 1,272 in Griggsville). Barry has the higher median household income ($66,017 vs $37,457 in Griggsville). Barry has the higher median home value ($88,600 vs $84,400 in Griggsville).

Population, income & housing

	Barry	Griggsville
Population	1,442	1,272
Median age	35.2 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,017	$37,457
Median home value	$88,600	$84,400
Median gross rent	$498	$556
Housing units	577	559
Homeownership rate	71.9%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barry	Griggsville
Population	1,543 → 1,442 (-6.5%)	1,458 → 1,272 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$40,375 → $66,017 (+63.5%)	$53,088 → $37,457 (-29.4%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $88,600 (+30.1%)	$71,800 → $84,400 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $498 (-10.3%)	$660 → $556 (-15.8%)

Barry

Population

1,5431,442

Median household income

$40,375$66,017

Median home value

$68,100$88,600

Median gross rent

$555$498

Griggsville

Population

1,4581,272

Median household income

$53,088$37,457

Median home value

$71,800$84,400

Median gross rent

$660$556

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barry	Griggsville
Under 5	8.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	20.5%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.6%
25 to 34	14.4%	6.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	14.7%
45 to 54	14.8%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.9%
75 and over	7.6%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barry	Griggsville
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barry	Griggsville
No high school diploma	12.5%	12.7%
High school graduate	43.6%	51.8%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barry	Griggsville
Drove alone	80.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	12.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barry	Griggsville
1-unit, detached	78.7%	58.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	30.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Barry	Griggsville
Poverty rate	16.7%	21.1%
Average household size	2.76	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1945	1961