Barryton vs Big Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of Barryton and Big Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

Barryton and Big Rapids are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Big Rapids has the higher population (7,847 vs 405 in Barryton). Barryton has the higher median household income ($47,857 vs $40,197 in Big Rapids). Big Rapids has the higher median home value ($134,200 vs $77,900 in Barryton).

Population, income & housing

	Barryton	Big Rapids
Population	405	7,847
Median age	34.5 yrs	23.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,857	$40,197
Median home value	$77,900	$134,200
Median gross rent	$763	$815
Housing units	182	3,347
Homeownership rate	72.4%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barryton	Big Rapids
Population	398 → 405 (+1.8%)	10,355 → 7,847 (-24.2%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $47,857 (+82.3%)	$26,227 → $40,197 (+53.3%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $77,900 (+25.6%)	$93,900 → $134,200 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $763 (+22.9%)	$670 → $815 (+21.6%)

Barryton

Population

398405

Median household income

$26,250$47,857

Median home value

$62,000$77,900

Median gross rent

$621$763

Big Rapids

Population

10,3557,847

Median household income

$26,227$40,197

Median home value

$93,900$134,200

Median gross rent

$670$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barryton	Big Rapids
Under 5	9.1%	2.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	10.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	46.6%
25 to 34	17.3%	8.6%
35 to 44	4.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	5.7%	4.9%
55 to 64	17.0%	6.4%
65 to 74	14.1%	6.2%
75 and over	8.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barryton	Big Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	2.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barryton	Big Rapids
No high school diploma	13.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	39.9%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barryton	Big Rapids
Drove alone	77.9%	66.6%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	3.4%	16.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barryton	Big Rapids
1-unit, detached	83.5%	39.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	18.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Barryton	Big Rapids
Poverty rate	19.1%	35.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	30	15
Median year structure built	1958	1970