Barnes vs Washington

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

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

Washington has the higher population (1,199 vs 174 in Barnes). Washington has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $42,500 in Barnes). Washington has the higher median home value ($85,400 vs $27,500 in Barnes).

Population, income & housing

	Barnes	Washington
Population	174	1,199
Median age	42.8 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,500	$56,875
Median home value	$27,500	$85,400
Median gross rent	$775	$517
Housing units	78	589
Homeownership rate	76.9%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnes	Washington
Population	159 → 174 (+9.4%)	1,069 → 1,199 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $42,500 (+25.9%)	$46,875 → $56,875 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $27,500 (-37.2%)	$72,100 → $85,400 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $775 (+45.4%)	$433 → $517 (+19.4%)

Barnes

Population

159174

Median household income

$33,750$42,500

Median home value

$43,800$27,500

Median gross rent

$533$775

Washington

Population

1,0691,199

Median household income

$46,875$56,875

Median home value

$72,100$85,400

Median gross rent

$433$517

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnes	Washington
Under 5	2.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.7%	21.4%
18 to 24	13.2%	2.5%
25 to 34	4.0%	7.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	17.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	12.3%
75 and over	10.9%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnes	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnes	Washington
No high school diploma	25.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	35.0%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnes	Washington
Drove alone	88.6%	84.3%
Carpooled	5.7%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.6%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnes	Washington
1-unit, detached	93.6%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Barnes	Washington
Poverty rate	23.6%	6.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1938	1949