Barton County vs Seward County

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

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

Barton County has the higher population (25,275 vs 21,640 in Seward County). Seward County has the higher median household income ($62,269 vs $56,733 in Barton County). Seward County has the higher median home value ($134,000 vs $117,200 in Barton County).

Population, income & housing

	Barton County	Seward County
Population	25,275	21,640
Median age	38.8 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,733	$62,269
Median home value	$117,200	$134,000
Median gross rent	$742	$924
Housing units	12,373	8,299
Homeownership rate	66.2%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton County	Seward County
Population	26,453 → 25,275 (-4.5%)	22,349 → 21,640 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$49,723 → $56,733 (+14.1%)	$49,291 → $62,269 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $117,200 (+25.6%)	$105,300 → $134,000 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $742 (+14.5%)	$787 → $924 (+17.4%)

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

Seward County

Population

22,34921,640

Median household income

$49,291$62,269

Median home value

$105,300$134,000

Median gross rent

$787$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton County	Seward County
Under 5	6.4%	8.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	11.8%	5.2%
75 and over	8.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton County	Seward County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	25.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	66.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton County	Seward County
No high school diploma	9.7%	28.1%
High school graduate	28.2%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton County	Seward County
Drove alone	80.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	16.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	3.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton County	Seward County
1-unit, detached	77.6%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	7.7%
20 or more units	3.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Barton County	Seward County
Poverty rate	14.7%	13.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1959	1972