Barnhart vs De Soto

A side-by-side comparison of Barnhart and De Soto: population, income, housing, and more.

Barnhart and De Soto are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

De Soto has the higher population (6,452 vs 6,036 in Barnhart). Barnhart has the higher median household income ($96,042 vs $46,181 in De Soto). Barnhart has the higher median home value ($195,700 vs $144,000 in De Soto).

Population, income & housing

	Barnhart	De Soto
Population	6,036	6,452
Median age	33.4 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$96,042	$46,181
Median home value	$195,700	$144,000
Median gross rent	$1,371	$828
Housing units	2,279	3,075
Homeownership rate	88.3%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnhart	De Soto
Population	5,948 → 6,036 (+1.5%)	6,380 → 6,452 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$81,922 → $96,042 (+17.2%)	$39,788 → $46,181 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $195,700 (+32.1%)	$112,200 → $144,000 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $1,371 (+31.8%)	$729 → $828 (+13.6%)

Barnhart

Population

5,9486,036

Median household income

$81,922$96,042

Median home value

$148,100$195,700

Median gross rent

$1,040$1,371

De Soto

Population

6,3806,452

Median household income

$39,788$46,181

Median home value

$112,200$144,000

Median gross rent

$729$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnhart	De Soto
Under 5	7.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	14.7%	18.8%
18 to 24	11.4%	12.3%
25 to 34	18.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.3%
65 to 74	7.5%	8.6%
75 and over	3.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnhart	De Soto
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	10.1%	13.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnhart	De Soto
No high school diploma	5.3%	11.8%
High school graduate	30.2%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnhart	De Soto
Drove alone	84.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnhart	De Soto
1-unit, detached	97.2%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Barnhart	De Soto
Poverty rate	3.9%	14.7%
Average household size	2.74	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	1979	1966