Barnes vs Hanover

A side-by-side comparison of Barnes and Hanover: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hanover has the higher population (831 vs 174 in Barnes). Hanover has the higher median household income ($66,705 vs $42,500 in Barnes). Hanover has the higher median home value ($110,300 vs $27,500 in Barnes).

Population, income & housing

	Barnes	Hanover
Population	174	831
Median age	42.8 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,500	$66,705
Median home value	$27,500	$110,300
Median gross rent	$775	$600
Housing units	78	349
Homeownership rate	76.9%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnes	Hanover
Population	159 → 174 (+9.4%)	674 → 831 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $42,500 (+25.9%)	$57,500 → $66,705 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $27,500 (-37.2%)	$82,600 → $110,300 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $775 (+45.4%)	$550 → $600 (+9.1%)

Barnes

Population

159174

Median household income

$33,750$42,500

Median home value

$43,800$27,500

Median gross rent

$533$775

Hanover

Population

674831

Median household income

$57,500$66,705

Median home value

$82,600$110,300

Median gross rent

$550$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnes	Hanover
Under 5	2.9%	11.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	13.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	4.0%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	6.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.4%
75 and over	10.9%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnes	Hanover
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnes	Hanover
No high school diploma	25.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	35.0%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnes	Hanover
Drove alone	88.6%	74.1%
Carpooled	5.7%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnes	Hanover
1-unit, detached	93.6%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Barnes	Hanover
Poverty rate	23.6%	8.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1938	1956