Barber vs Rocky Ford

A side-by-side comparison of Barber and Rocky Ford: population, income, housing, and more.

Barber and Rocky Ford are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barber has the higher population (311 vs 220 in Rocky Ford). Rocky Ford has the higher median household income ($80,833 vs $66,250 in Barber). Rocky Ford has the higher median home value ($146,200 vs $142,800 in Barber).

Population, income & housing

	Barber	Rocky Ford
Population	311	220
Median age	39.6 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$80,833
Median home value	$142,800	$146,200
Housing units	159	91
Homeownership rate	90.0%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barber	Rocky Ford
Population	356 → 311 (-12.6%)	42 → 220 (+423.8%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $66,250 (+30.9%)	$41,875 → $80,833 (+93.0%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $142,800 (+14.2%)	$45,600 → $146,200 (+220.6%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $500 (-10.4%)	—

Barber

Population

356311

Median household income

$50,625$66,250

Median home value

$125,000$142,800

Median gross rent

$558$500

Rocky Ford

Population

42220

Median household income

$41,875$80,833

Median home value

$45,600$146,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barber	Rocky Ford
Under 5	7.4%	2.7%
5 to 17	12.5%	18.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	11.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	2.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	19.6%	17.3%
55 to 64	16.7%	24.5%
65 to 74	1.3%	3.6%
75 and over	10.6%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barber	Rocky Ford
White (non-Hispanic)	51.1%	57.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34.4%	41.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barber	Rocky Ford
No high school diploma	13.3%	14.2%
High school graduate	45.9%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barber	Rocky Ford
Drove alone	86.5%	91.6%
Carpooled	7.5%	0.9%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.7%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barber	Rocky Ford
1-unit, detached	72.3%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Barber	Rocky Ford
Poverty rate	19.6%	13.2%
Average household size	2.39	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	31
Median year structure built	1994	1992