Barry County, Michigan

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Barry County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (47th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Barry County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	63,409	10,077,761	334,922,499	863rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,500	$72,875	$80,734	696th of 3,221
Median Age	42.3	40.2	38.9	1412th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	32.4%	35.7%	1240th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$264,100	$231,600	$332,700	821st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$972	$1,129	$1,413	1089th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.4%	13.2%	12.5%	2780th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	5.7%	5.2%	1729th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	114.6	178.0	n/a	895th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	7.2%	14.1%	1659th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	716th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.3%	73.2%	65.2%	47th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.7	24.2	26.4	875th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.5%	13.5%	15.1%	1069th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.7%	n/a	n/a	2877th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.2%	46.1%	46.9%	460th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.7%	n/a	n/a	1517th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Barry County, Michigan

Statistic	Barry County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.5	45.3	61.4

Age in Barry County, Michigan

Statistic	Barry County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	42.3	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.7%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Barry County, Michigan

Statistic	Barry County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	24,480	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.6%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.7%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.4%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.9%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.0%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Barry County, Michigan

Statistic	Barry County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,828	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.5%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.6%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.4%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.8%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Barry County, Michigan

Statistic	Barry County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	27,780	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.5%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.9%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.7%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.2%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,769	$2,904	n/a

Education in Barry County, Michigan

Statistic	Barry County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	6.6%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.1%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.4%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.1%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.8%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Barry County, Michigan

Statistic	Barry County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.3%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.3%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.1%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.5%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Barry County, Michigan

Statistic	Barry County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.3%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.1%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	8.5%	16.7%

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