Barker vs Olcott

A side-by-side comparison of Barker and Olcott: population, income, housing, and more.

Barker and Olcott are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Olcott has the higher population (821 vs 628 in Barker). Olcott has the higher median household income ($74,970 vs $52,188 in Barker). Olcott has the higher median home value ($162,100 vs $143,200 in Barker).

Population, income & housing

	Barker	Olcott
Population	628	821
Median age	35.0 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,188	$74,970
Median home value	$143,200	$162,100
Median gross rent	$380	$942
Housing units	266	605
Homeownership rate	70.7%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barker	Olcott
Population	582 → 628 (+7.9%)	1,282 → 821 (-36.0%)
Median household income	$42,679 → $52,188 (+22.3%)	$56,625 → $74,970 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$101,100 → $143,200 (+41.6%)	$110,100 → $162,100 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$458 → $380 (-17.0%)	$842 → $942 (+11.9%)

Barker

Population

582628

Median household income

$42,679$52,188

Median home value

$101,100$143,200

Median gross rent

$458$380

Olcott

Population

1,282821

Median household income

$56,625$74,970

Median home value

$110,100$162,100

Median gross rent

$842$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barker	Olcott
Under 5	7.5%	1.3%
5 to 17	23.1%	18.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	14.6%
55 to 64	8.8%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.1%
75 and over	4.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barker	Olcott
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barker	Olcott
No high school diploma	20.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	28.5%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barker	Olcott
Drove alone	72.5%	82.5%
Carpooled	2.9%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	14.6%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barker	Olcott
1-unit, detached	71.8%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Barker	Olcott
Poverty rate	28.0%	2.8%
Average household size	2.74	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1941	1965