Barstow vs Joslin

A side-by-side comparison of Barstow and Joslin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Joslin has the higher population (44 vs 43 in Barstow). Barstow has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $39,722 in Joslin). Barstow has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $118,100 in Joslin).

Population, income & housing

	Barstow	Joslin
Population	43	44
Median age	36.6 yrs	71.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,250	$39,722
Median home value	$118,800	$118,100
Housing units	26	52
Homeownership rate	88.2%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barstow	Joslin
Population	73 → 43 (-41.1%)	30 → 44 (+46.7%)
Median household income	$51,667 → $76,250 (+47.6%)	$50,069 → $39,722 (-20.7%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $118,800 (+33.6%)	—

Barstow

Population

7343

Median household income

$51,667$76,250

Median home value

$88,900$118,800

Joslin

Population

3044

Median household income

$50,069$39,722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barstow	Joslin
Under 5	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	20.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	20.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	32.6%	25.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	40.9%
75 and over	0.0%	34.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barstow	Joslin
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	65.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	34.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barstow	Joslin
No high school diploma	8.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	62.9%	79.5%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barstow	Joslin
Drove alone	83.3%	—
Carpooled	16.7%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	0.0%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barstow	Joslin
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barstow	Joslin
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.53	1.16
Median year structure built	1951	1947