Barton County vs Madison County

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

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

Madison County has the higher population (12,665 vs 11,685 in Barton County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($58,435 vs $49,503 in Barton County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($155,900 vs $136,000 in Barton County).

Population, income & housing

	Barton County	Madison County
Population	11,685	12,665
Median age	40.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,503	$58,435
Median home value	$136,000	$155,900
Median gross rent	$777	$817
Housing units	5,295	5,853
Homeownership rate	69.6%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton County	Madison County
Population	11,797 → 11,685 (-0.9%)	12,179 → 12,665 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$44,125 → $49,503 (+12.2%)	$43,636 → $58,435 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $136,000 (+39.5%)	$106,100 → $155,900 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$557 → $777 (+39.5%)	$607 → $817 (+34.6%)

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

Madison County

Population

12,17912,665

Median household income

$43,636$58,435

Median home value

$106,100$155,900

Median gross rent

$607$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton County	Madison County
Under 5	5.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.0%
75 and over	9.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton County	Madison County
No high school diploma	13.9%	11.9%
High school graduate	40.4%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton County	Madison County
Drove alone	83.2%	75.2%
Carpooled	4.3%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	9.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	82.3%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Barton County	Madison County
Poverty rate	22.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.61	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1973	1977