Barber County, Kansas

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Barber County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Barber County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,069	2,947,197	334,922,499	2956th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,926	$74,275	$80,734	1902nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	37.4	38.9	1341st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.3%	35.6%	35.7%	977th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$97,000	$217,200	$332,700	3032nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$830	$1,060	$1,413	1888th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.8%	11.3%	12.5%	1992nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.2%	3.9%	5.2%	3096th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.6	36.0	n/a	2936th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.3%	7.4%	14.1%	3139th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1760th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.0%	67.2%	65.2%	479th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.1	19.7	26.4	3077th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.4%	11.8%	15.1%	3010th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.8%	n/a	n/a	1078th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.6%	49.1%	46.9%	508th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.8%	n/a	n/a	1706th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Barber County, Kansas

Statistic	Barber County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.9	44.7	61.4

Age in Barber County, Kansas

Statistic	Barber County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	42.5	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.8%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.8%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Barber County, Kansas

Statistic	Barber County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	1,828	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.0%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.1%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.3%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.9%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	19.7%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Barber County, Kansas

Statistic	Barber County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,500	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.5%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.5%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.8%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.1%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.8%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Barber County, Kansas

Statistic	Barber County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	2,480	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.6%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.3%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.0%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,648	$2,798	n/a

Education in Barber County, Kansas

Statistic	Barber County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	4.1%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.6%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.0%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.5%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Barber County, Kansas

Statistic	Barber County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.4%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.6%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	61.4%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.0%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.3%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Barber County, Kansas

Statistic	Barber County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.2%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.1%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	9.2%	16.7%

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