Barberton vs Lake Shore

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

Barberton and Lake Shore 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 6,601 in Lake Shore). Lake Shore has the higher median household income ($132,102 vs $121,524 in Barberton). Barberton has the higher median home value ($598,500 vs $557,200 in Lake Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Barberton	Lake Shore
Population	8,213	6,601
Median age	45.1 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$121,524	$132,102
Median home value	$598,500	$557,200
Median gross rent	$1,956	$2,141
Housing units	3,191	2,700
Homeownership rate	86.6%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	41.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barberton	Lake Shore
Population	6,981 → 8,213 (+17.6%)	7,599 → 6,601 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$98,911 → $121,524 (+22.9%)	$88,279 → $132,102 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$414,500 → $598,500 (+44.4%)	$334,500 → $557,200 (+66.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,408 → $1,956 (+38.9%)	$1,691 → $2,141 (+26.6%)

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

Lake Shore

Population

7,5996,601

Median household income

$88,279$132,102

Median home value

$334,500$557,200

Median gross rent

$1,691$2,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barberton	Lake Shore
Under 5	4.1%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	8.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	16.6%	16.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	16.8%	12.8%
75 and over	6.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barberton	Lake Shore
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barberton	Lake Shore
No high school diploma	2.7%	2.5%
High school graduate	25.5%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barberton	Lake Shore
Drove alone	68.8%	75.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	3.2%
Public transit	0.5%	1.6%
Walked	1.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	19.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barberton	Lake Shore
1-unit, detached	86.4%	98.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barberton	Lake Shore
Poverty rate	4.7%	1.9%
Average household size	2.68	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	2002	1978