Barnes vs Mahaska

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

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

Barnes has the higher population (174 vs 40 in Mahaska). Since 2019, Barnes's population has grown faster (+9.4% vs -28.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Barnes	Mahaska
Population	174	40
Median age	42.8 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,500	—
Median home value	$27,500	—
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	78	36
Homeownership rate	76.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnes	Mahaska
Population	159 → 174 (+9.4%)	56 → 40 (-28.6%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $42,500 (+25.9%)	$29,261 → $46,719 (+59.7%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $27,500 (-37.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$533 → $775 (+45.4%)	—

Barnes

Population

159174

Median household income

$33,750$42,500

Median home value

$43,800$27,500

Median gross rent

$533$775

Mahaska

Population

5640

Median household income

$29,261$46,719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnes	Mahaska
Under 5	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	13.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	2.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	40.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	40.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	10.0%
75 and over	10.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnes	Mahaska
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnes	Mahaska
No high school diploma	25.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	35.0%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnes	Mahaska
Drove alone	88.6%	65.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.0%
Other means	1.4%	25.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnes	Mahaska
1-unit, detached	93.6%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	36.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnes	Mahaska
Poverty rate	23.6%	12.5%
Average household size	2.23	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	19	33
Median year structure built	1938	1938