Barry vs Pittsfield

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

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

Pittsfield has the higher population (4,422 vs 1,442 in Barry). Barry has the higher median household income ($66,017 vs $52,432 in Pittsfield). Pittsfield has the higher median home value ($113,300 vs $88,600 in Barry).

Population, income & housing

	Barry	Pittsfield
Population	1,442	4,422
Median age	35.2 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,017	$52,432
Median home value	$88,600	$113,300
Median gross rent	$498	$703
Housing units	577	2,123
Homeownership rate	71.9%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barry	Pittsfield
Population	1,543 → 1,442 (-6.5%)	4,362 → 4,422 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$40,375 → $66,017 (+63.5%)	$41,574 → $52,432 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $88,600 (+30.1%)	$98,400 → $113,300 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $498 (-10.3%)	$594 → $703 (+18.4%)

Barry

Population

1,5431,442

Median household income

$40,375$66,017

Median home value

$68,100$88,600

Median gross rent

$555$498

Pittsfield

Population

4,3624,422

Median household income

$41,574$52,432

Median home value

$98,400$113,300

Median gross rent

$594$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barry	Pittsfield
Under 5	8.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	20.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.8%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	10.4%
75 and over	7.6%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barry	Pittsfield
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barry	Pittsfield
No high school diploma	12.5%	4.6%
High school graduate	43.6%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barry	Pittsfield
Drove alone	80.8%	87.0%
Carpooled	12.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barry	Pittsfield
1-unit, detached	78.7%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Barry	Pittsfield
Poverty rate	16.7%	15.7%
Average household size	2.76	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1945	1963