Barre vs Warren

A side-by-side comparison of Barre and Warren: population, income, housing, and more.

Barre and Warren are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Warren has the higher population (705 vs 550 in Barre). Barre has the higher median household income ($55,625 vs $40,315 in Warren). Since 2019, Warren's population has grown faster (+38.2% vs -44.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Barre	Warren
Population	550	705
Median age	52.0 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,625	$40,315
Median home value	$313,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,906	—
Housing units	378	559
Homeownership rate	60.8%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.8%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	22.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barre	Warren
Population	986 → 550 (-44.2%)	510 → 705 (+38.2%)
Median household income	$50,268 → $55,625 (+10.7%)	$21,000 → $40,315 (+92.0%)
Median home value	$192,800 → $313,100 (+62.4%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$647 → $1,011 (+56.3%)

Barre

Population

986550

Median household income

$50,268$55,625

Median home value

$192,800$313,100

Warren

Population

510705

Median household income

$21,000$40,315

Median gross rent

$647$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barre	Warren
Under 5	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	29.6%	25.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	27.0%
45 to 54	28.5%	4.1%
55 to 64	21.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	16.9%
75 and over	6.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barre	Warren
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barre	Warren
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.9%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	40.1%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barre	Warren
Drove alone	35.1%	91.4%
Carpooled	36.5%	0.0%
Public transit	15.1%	0.0%
Walked	9.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barre	Warren
1-unit, detached	64.6%	41.9%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	29.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Barre	Warren
Poverty rate	2.9%	18.2%
Average household size	1.65	1.42
Mean commute (minutes)	45	—
Median year structure built	1938	1954