Barbee vs Syracuse

A side-by-side comparison of Barbee and Syracuse: population, income, housing, and more.

Barbee and Syracuse are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Syracuse has the higher population (3,232 vs 1,298 in Barbee). Barbee has the higher median household income ($65,625 vs $63,894 in Syracuse). Barbee has the higher median home value ($202,100 vs $173,800 in Syracuse).

Population, income & housing

	Barbee	Syracuse
Population	1,298	3,232
Median age	40.4 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,625	$63,894
Median home value	$202,100	$173,800
Median gross rent	$1,338	$1,046
Housing units	841	1,903
Homeownership rate	88.0%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barbee	Syracuse
Population	1,104 → 1,298 (+17.6%)	2,881 → 3,232 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$53,004 → $65,625 (+23.8%)	$50,335 → $63,894 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$168,500 → $202,100 (+19.9%)	$127,400 → $173,800 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,121 → $1,338 (+19.4%)	$824 → $1,046 (+26.9%)

Barbee

Population

1,1041,298

Median household income

$53,004$65,625

Median home value

$168,500$202,100

Median gross rent

$1,121$1,338

Syracuse

Population

2,8813,232

Median household income

$50,335$63,894

Median home value

$127,400$173,800

Median gross rent

$824$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barbee	Syracuse
Under 5	5.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	24.6%	12.7%
18 to 24	1.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	20.8%
65 to 74	13.6%	9.7%
75 and over	6.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barbee	Syracuse
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barbee	Syracuse
No high school diploma	4.1%	12.7%
High school graduate	54.0%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barbee	Syracuse
Drove alone	94.2%	70.9%
Carpooled	5.0%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barbee	Syracuse
1-unit, detached	80.5%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Barbee	Syracuse
Poverty rate	6.2%	5.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1967	1964