Barryton vs Mecosta

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

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

Mecosta has the higher population (509 vs 405 in Barryton). Mecosta has the higher median household income ($70,069 vs $47,857 in Barryton). Mecosta has the higher median home value ($92,200 vs $77,900 in Barryton).

Population, income & housing

	Barryton	Mecosta
Population	405	509
Median age	34.5 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,857	$70,069
Median home value	$77,900	$92,200
Median gross rent	$763	$804
Housing units	182	223
Homeownership rate	72.4%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barryton	Mecosta
Population	398 → 405 (+1.8%)	404 → 509 (+26.0%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $47,857 (+82.3%)	$33,750 → $70,069 (+107.6%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $77,900 (+25.6%)	$63,100 → $92,200 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $763 (+22.9%)	$767 → $804 (+4.8%)

Barryton

Population

398405

Median household income

$26,250$47,857

Median home value

$62,000$77,900

Median gross rent

$621$763

Mecosta

Population

404509

Median household income

$33,750$70,069

Median home value

$63,100$92,200

Median gross rent

$767$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barryton	Mecosta
Under 5	9.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	8.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	3.7%
25 to 34	17.3%	17.9%
35 to 44	4.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	5.7%	6.9%
55 to 64	17.0%	26.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	11.0%
75 and over	8.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barryton	Mecosta
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barryton	Mecosta
No high school diploma	13.7%	9.7%
High school graduate	39.9%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barryton	Mecosta
Drove alone	77.9%	91.3%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	0.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barryton	Mecosta
1-unit, detached	83.5%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Barryton	Mecosta
Poverty rate	19.1%	19.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1958	1971