Barnard vs Parnell

A side-by-side comparison of Barnard and Parnell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barnard has the higher population (216 vs 213 in Parnell). Parnell has the higher median household income ($42,500 vs $24,457 in Barnard). Since 2019, Parnell's population has grown faster (+10.4% vs -4.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Barnard	Parnell
Population	216	213
Median age	53.6 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$24,457	$42,500
Median home value	$63,600	—
Median gross rent	$327	$370
Housing units	138	124
Homeownership rate	70.0%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnard	Parnell
Population	227 → 216 (-4.8%)	193 → 213 (+10.4%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $24,457 (-56.0%)	$38,854 → $42,500 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$50,700 → $63,600 (+25.4%)	$68,300 → $55,700 (-18.4%)
Median gross rent	$479 → $327 (-31.7%)	$628 → $370 (-41.1%)

Barnard

Population

227216

Median household income

$55,625$24,457

Median home value

$50,700$63,600

Median gross rent

$479$327

Parnell

Population

193213

Median household income

$38,854$42,500

Median home value

$68,300$55,700

Median gross rent

$628$370

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnard	Parnell
Under 5	2.3%	10.8%
5 to 17	12.5%	23.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.8%	18.3%
35 to 44	8.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	13.9%	6.1%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	30.6%	8.0%
75 and over	6.0%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnard	Parnell
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnard	Parnell
No high school diploma	4.2%	1.6%
High school graduate	49.4%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnard	Parnell
Drove alone	85.4%	89.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnard	Parnell
1-unit, detached	64.5%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.7%	33.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Barnard	Parnell
Poverty rate	7.9%	17.8%
Average household size	1.80	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1951	1970