Barstow vs Wickett

A side-by-side comparison of Barstow and Wickett: population, income, housing, and more.

Barstow and Wickett are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wickett has the higher population (644 vs 193 in Barstow). Wickett has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $53,182 in Barstow). Barstow has the higher median home value ($99,300 vs $88,100 in Wickett).

Population, income & housing

	Barstow	Wickett
Population	193	644
Median age	48.6 yrs	23.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,182	$76,250
Median home value	$99,300	$88,100
Housing units	155	232
Homeownership rate	84.7%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.3%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barstow	Wickett
Population	515 → 193 (-62.5%)	583 → 644 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$34,792 → $53,182 (+52.9%)	$55,833 → $76,250 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$41,400 → $99,300 (+139.9%)	$55,000 → $88,100 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $744 (-31.3%)	$733 → $750 (+2.3%)

Barstow

Population

515193

Median household income

$34,792$53,182

Median home value

$41,400$99,300

Median gross rent

$1,083$744

Wickett

Population

583644

Median household income

$55,833$76,250

Median home value

$55,000$88,100

Median gross rent

$733$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barstow	Wickett
Under 5	2.1%	12.3%
5 to 17	11.9%	19.4%
18 to 24	3.1%	19.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	18.8%
35 to 44	5.2%	5.1%
45 to 54	31.1%	3.3%
55 to 64	9.8%	7.8%
65 to 74	2.1%	9.2%
75 and over	25.4%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barstow	Wickett
White (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	35.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	95.9%	60.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barstow	Wickett
No high school diploma	36.3%	13.6%
High school graduate	42.5%	54.9%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barstow	Wickett
Drove alone	63.8%	94.6%
Carpooled	31.9%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	4.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barstow	Wickett
1-unit, detached	78.1%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Barstow	Wickett
Poverty rate	16.6%	4.5%
Average household size	1.97	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	26	15
Median year structure built	1956	1970