Barton County vs Linn County

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

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

Linn County has the higher population (11,850 vs 11,685 in Barton County). Linn County has the higher median household income ($61,975 vs $49,503 in Barton County). Barton County has the higher median home value ($136,000 vs $117,300 in Linn County).

Population, income & housing

	Barton County	Linn County
Population	11,685	11,850
Median age	40.6 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,503	$61,975
Median home value	$136,000	$117,300
Median gross rent	$777	$612
Housing units	5,295	6,007
Homeownership rate	69.6%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton County	Linn County
Population	11,797 → 11,685 (-0.9%)	12,113 → 11,850 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$44,125 → $49,503 (+12.2%)	$45,930 → $61,975 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $136,000 (+39.5%)	$87,200 → $117,300 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$557 → $777 (+39.5%)	$558 → $612 (+9.7%)

Barton County

Population

11,79711,685

Median household income

$44,125$49,503

Median home value

$97,500$136,000

Median gross rent

$557$777

Linn County

Population

12,11311,850

Median household income

$45,930$61,975

Median home value

$87,200$117,300

Median gross rent

$558$612

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton County	Linn County
Under 5	5.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.4%
75 and over	9.1%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton County	Linn County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton County	Linn County
No high school diploma	13.9%	8.5%
High school graduate	40.4%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton County	Linn County
Drove alone	83.2%	81.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.4%	8.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton County	Linn County
1-unit, detached	82.3%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Barton County	Linn County
Poverty rate	22.2%	16.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1973	1965