Barton County vs Ellis County

A side-by-side comparison of Barton County and Ellis County: population, income, housing, and more.

Barton County and Ellis County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ellis County has the higher population (28,870 vs 25,275 in Barton County). Ellis County has the higher median household income ($59,889 vs $56,733 in Barton County). Ellis County has the higher median home value ($211,100 vs $117,200 in Barton County).

Population, income & housing

	Barton County	Ellis County
Population	25,275	28,870
Median age	38.8 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,733	$59,889
Median home value	$117,200	$211,100
Median gross rent	$742	$899
Housing units	12,373	13,247
Homeownership rate	66.2%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton County	Ellis County
Population	26,453 → 25,275 (-4.5%)	28,775 → 28,870 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$49,723 → $56,733 (+14.1%)	$52,883 → $59,889 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $117,200 (+25.6%)	$169,100 → $211,100 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $742 (+14.5%)	$711 → $899 (+26.4%)

Barton County

Population

26,45325,275

Median household income

$49,723$56,733

Median home value

$93,300$117,200

Median gross rent

$648$742

Ellis County

Population

28,77528,870

Median household income

$52,883$59,889

Median home value

$169,100$211,100

Median gross rent

$711$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton County	Ellis County
Under 5	6.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	19.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	9.3%
75 and over	8.8%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton County	Ellis County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton County	Ellis County
No high school diploma	9.7%	4.7%
High school graduate	28.2%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton County	Ellis County
Drove alone	80.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	5.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton County	Ellis County
1-unit, detached	77.6%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	5.9%
20 or more units	3.1%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Barton County	Ellis County
Poverty rate	14.7%	17.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	15	13
Median year structure built	1959	1972