Barnard vs Sylvan Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Barnard and Sylvan Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Barnard and Sylvan Grove are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sylvan Grove has the higher population (313 vs 84 in Barnard). Barnard has the higher median household income ($46,406 vs $41,667 in Sylvan Grove). Since 2019, Barnard's population has grown faster (+61.5% vs +5.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Barnard	Sylvan Grove
Population	84	313
Median age	67.5 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,406	$41,667
Median home value	—	$81,200
Median gross rent	—	$632
Housing units	65	184
Homeownership rate	79.6%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.6%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnard	Sylvan Grove
Population	52 → 84 (+61.5%)	296 → 313 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$51,500 → $46,406 (-9.9%)	$38,333 → $41,667 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $30,500 (+10.9%)	$58,400 → $81,200 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$385 → $632 (+64.2%)

Barnard

Population

5284

Median household income

$51,500$46,406

Median home value

$27,500$30,500

Sylvan Grove

Population

296313

Median household income

$38,333$41,667

Median home value

$58,400$81,200

Median gross rent

$385$632

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnard	Sylvan Grove
Under 5	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	2.4%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	4.2%
25 to 34	4.8%	7.7%
35 to 44	19.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	8.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	39.3%	14.7%
75 and over	11.9%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnard	Sylvan Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnard	Sylvan Grove
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.4%
High school graduate	11.8%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	48.7%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnard	Sylvan Grove
Drove alone	86.8%	85.7%
Carpooled	13.2%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnard	Sylvan Grove
1-unit, detached	98.5%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Barnard	Sylvan Grove
Poverty rate	10.7%	23.6%
Average household size	1.71	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	31	16
Median year structure built	1938	1938