Washburn

Population: 561
Median household income: $65,125
Median home value: $122,100

Washburn is a community in Barry County, Missouri, home to 561 residents. At $65,125, its median household income sits above Barry County's $56,611.

From 2019 to 2023, Washburn's population grew 23.0% from 456 to 561, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $86,300 to $122,100.

8.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 561
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,125
Median home value: $122,100
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 246
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

456561

Median household income

$48,333$65,125

Median home value

$86,300$122,100

Median gross rent

$666$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	456	$48,333	$86,300	$666
2020	415	$51,447	$81,800	$658
2021	408	$53,403	$90,000	$673
2022	594	$59,643	$118,100	$820
2023	561	$65,125	$122,100	$719

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

Age distribution

Under 515.2%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	15.2%
5 to 17	109	19.4%
18 to 24	54	9.6%
25 to 34	75	13.4%
35 to 44	62	11.1%
45 to 54	48	8.6%
55 to 64	69	12.3%
65 to 74	42	7.5%
75 and over	17	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	338	60.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	89	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	130	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	14.1%
High school graduate	121	38.7%
Some college or associate's	121	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	24	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	220	89.8%
Carpooled	12	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	4.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	33.8%
15 to 29 min	77	32.9%
30 to 44 min	37	15.8%
45 to 59 min	22	9.4%
60+ min	19	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 17.1% (96 of 561)

	Count	Share
Family households	151	73.3%
Nonfamily households	55	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	206	83.7%
Vacant	40	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	143	69.4%
Renter-occupied	63	30.6%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	185	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27	11.0%
5 to 19 units	1	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	13.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2977200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5888, -93.9657