Barnhart vs Imperial

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

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

Barnhart has the higher population (6,036 vs 5,617 in Imperial). Barnhart has the higher median household income ($96,042 vs $87,949 in Imperial). Imperial has the higher median home value ($221,900 vs $195,700 in Barnhart).

Population, income & housing

	Barnhart	Imperial
Population	6,036	5,617
Median age	33.4 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$96,042	$87,949
Median home value	$195,700	$221,900
Median gross rent	$1,371	$1,255
Housing units	2,279	2,037
Homeownership rate	88.3%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnhart	Imperial
Population	5,948 → 6,036 (+1.5%)	4,260 → 5,617 (+31.9%)
Median household income	$81,922 → $96,042 (+17.2%)	$64,565 → $87,949 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $195,700 (+32.1%)	$162,300 → $221,900 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $1,371 (+31.8%)	$944 → $1,255 (+32.9%)

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

Imperial

Population

4,2605,617

Median household income

$64,565$87,949

Median home value

$162,300$221,900

Median gross rent

$944$1,255

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnhart	Imperial
Under 5	7.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	23.7%
18 to 24	11.4%	10.2%
25 to 34	18.3%	5.8%
35 to 44	15.9%	17.5%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	8.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	8.6%
75 and over	3.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnhart	Imperial
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnhart	Imperial
No high school diploma	5.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	30.2%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnhart	Imperial
Drove alone	84.6%	85.7%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnhart	Imperial
1-unit, detached	97.2%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Barnhart	Imperial
Poverty rate	3.9%	8.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1979	1989