Barton County, Kansas

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 25,275
Median household income: $56,733
Median home value: $117,200

Barton County, Kansas counts 25,275 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $56,733, its median household income sits below Kansas's $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Barton County's population declined 4.5% from 26,453 to 25,275, while its median household income rose 14.1% from $49,723 to $56,733.

Households average 2.43 people. The median gross rent is $742.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,275
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,733
Median home value: $117,200
Median gross rent: $742
Housing units: 12,373
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,45325,275

Median household income

$49,723$56,733

Median home value

$93,300$117,200

Median gross rent

$648$742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,453	$49,723	$93,300	$648
2020	26,209	$48,863	$97,100	$676
2021	25,708	$50,077	$99,700	$687
2022	25,477	$54,634	$113,200	$738
2023	25,275	$56,733	$117,200	$742

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,607	6.4%
5 to 17	4,536	17.9%
18 to 24	1,958	7.7%
25 to 34	3,232	12.8%
35 to 44	2,899	11.5%
45 to 54	2,305	9.1%
55 to 64	3,541	14.0%
65 to 74	2,981	11.8%
75 and over	2,216	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,072	79.4%
Black or African American	165	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.2%
Asian	92	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	734	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,149	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,674	9.7%
High school graduate	4,843	28.2%
Some college or associate's	6,935	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,794	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	928	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,683	80.7%
Carpooled	854	7.1%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	339	2.8%
Bicycle	19	0.2%
Worked from home	1,015	8.5%
Other means	75	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,641	60.5%
15 to 29 min	2,999	27.3%
30 to 44 min	765	7.0%
45 to 59 min	101	0.9%
60+ min	472	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 14.7% (3,640 of 24,698)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,455	63.2%
Nonfamily households	3,764	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,219	82.6%
Vacant	2,154	17.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,768	66.2%
Renter-occupied	3,451	33.8%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,598	77.6%
1-unit, attached	250	2.0%
2 to 4 units	793	6.4%
5 to 19 units	314	2.5%
20 or more units	385	3.1%
Mobile home & other	1,033	8.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 20009
State: Kansas
Land area: 895 sq mi
Water area: 5.38 sq mi
Center point: 38.4812, -98.7678

Cities & places

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