Barnes vs Palmer

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

Barnes and Palmer 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 138 in Palmer). Palmer has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $42,500 in Barnes). Since 2019, Barnes's population has grown faster (+9.4% vs -5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Barnes	Palmer
Population	174	138
Median age	42.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,500	$46,250
Median home value	$27,500	—
Median gross rent	$775	$563
Housing units	78	66
Homeownership rate	76.9%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnes	Palmer
Population	159 → 174 (+9.4%)	146 → 138 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $42,500 (+25.9%)	$78,750 → $46,250 (-41.3%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $27,500 (-37.2%)	$83,500 → $93,800 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $775 (+45.4%)	$683 → $563 (-17.6%)

Barnes

Population

159174

Median household income

$33,750$42,500

Median home value

$43,800$27,500

Median gross rent

$533$775

Palmer

Population

146138

Median household income

$78,750$46,250

Median home value

$83,500$93,800

Median gross rent

$683$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnes	Palmer
Under 5	2.9%	22.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	8.7%
18 to 24	13.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	4.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.8%	4.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	19.6%
75 and over	10.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnes	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	75.4%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnes	Palmer
No high school diploma	25.6%	11.8%
High school graduate	35.0%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnes	Palmer
Drove alone	88.6%	86.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.9%
Other means	1.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnes	Palmer
1-unit, detached	93.6%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnes	Palmer
Poverty rate	23.6%	23.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1938	1955