Barberton vs Hockinson

A side-by-side comparison of Barberton and Hockinson: population, income, housing, and more.

Barberton and Hockinson are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barberton has the higher population (8,213 vs 5,993 in Hockinson). Hockinson has the higher median household income ($132,083 vs $121,524 in Barberton). Hockinson has the higher median home value ($661,900 vs $598,500 in Barberton).

Population, income & housing

	Barberton	Hockinson
Population	8,213	5,993
Median age	45.1 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$121,524	$132,083
Median home value	$598,500	$661,900
Median gross rent	$1,956	$1,697
Housing units	3,191	2,105
Homeownership rate	86.6%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barberton	Hockinson
Population	6,981 → 8,213 (+17.6%)	5,355 → 5,993 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$98,911 → $121,524 (+22.9%)	$113,520 → $132,083 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$414,500 → $598,500 (+44.4%)	$461,400 → $661,900 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,408 → $1,956 (+38.9%)	$1,800 → $1,697 (-5.7%)

Barberton

Population

6,9818,213

Median household income

$98,911$121,524

Median home value

$414,500$598,500

Median gross rent

$1,408$1,956

Hockinson

Population

5,3555,993

Median household income

$113,520$132,083

Median home value

$461,400$661,900

Median gross rent

$1,800$1,697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barberton	Hockinson
Under 5	4.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	8.5%
35 to 44	13.1%	8.9%
45 to 54	16.6%	15.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.9%
65 to 74	16.8%	16.8%
75 and over	6.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barberton	Hockinson
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barberton	Hockinson
No high school diploma	2.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	25.5%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barberton	Hockinson
Drove alone	68.8%	74.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	1.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	20.7%
Other means	1.6%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barberton	Hockinson
1-unit, detached	86.4%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Barberton	Hockinson
Poverty rate	4.7%	2.4%
Average household size	2.68	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	2002	1993