Barker vs Wilson

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

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

Wilson has the higher population (1,385 vs 628 in Barker). Wilson has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $52,188 in Barker). Wilson has the higher median home value ($162,700 vs $143,200 in Barker).

Population, income & housing

	Barker	Wilson
Population	628	1,385
Median age	35.0 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,188	$60,938
Median home value	$143,200	$162,700
Median gross rent	$380	$679
Housing units	266	665
Homeownership rate	70.7%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barker	Wilson
Population	582 → 628 (+7.9%)	1,120 → 1,385 (+23.7%)
Median household income	$42,679 → $52,188 (+22.3%)	$60,227 → $60,938 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$101,100 → $143,200 (+41.6%)	$108,300 → $162,700 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$458 → $380 (-17.0%)	$628 → $679 (+8.1%)

Barker

Population

582628

Median household income

$42,679$52,188

Median home value

$101,100$143,200

Median gross rent

$458$380

Wilson

Population

1,1201,385

Median household income

$60,227$60,938

Median home value

$108,300$162,700

Median gross rent

$628$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barker	Wilson
Under 5	7.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.1%	14.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.5%
25 to 34	15.9%	6.5%
35 to 44	14.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	10.0%	20.6%
55 to 64	8.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.7%	11.9%
75 and over	4.1%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barker	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.6%	0.8%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	13.4%	11.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barker	Wilson
No high school diploma	20.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	28.5%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barker	Wilson
Drove alone	72.5%	66.1%
Carpooled	2.9%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.0%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	15.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barker	Wilson
1-unit, detached	71.8%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	4.1%
20 or more units	8.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Barker	Wilson
Poverty rate	28.0%	20.7%
Average household size	2.74	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1941	1938