Barton County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Barton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,097	2,947,197	334,922,499	1657th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,851	$74,275	$80,734	2185th of 3,221
Median Age	38.8	37.4	38.9	2420th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.7%	35.6%	35.7%	1696th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$126,400	$217,200	$332,700	2556th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$761	$1,060	$1,413	2403rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.4%	11.3%	12.5%	1198th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	3.9%	5.2%	1963rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	28.0	36.0	n/a	2057th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.0%	7.4%	14.1%	978th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.4	n/a	n/a	1675th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.2%	67.2%	65.2%	2727th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.2	19.7	26.4	3068th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.7%	11.8%	15.1%	1564th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.3%	n/a	n/a	977th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.0%	49.1%	46.9%	1658th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.8%	n/a	n/a	1492nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Barton County, Kansas

Statistic	Barton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.7%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	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	34.8	44.7	61.4

Age in Barton County, Kansas

Statistic	Barton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	38.8	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Barton County, Kansas

Statistic	Barton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	10,380	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.9%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	26.7%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Barton County, Kansas

Statistic	Barton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,350	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.4%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.8%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.0%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Barton County, Kansas

Statistic	Barton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	12,383	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.7%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.3%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.8%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.9%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,126	$2,798	n/a

Education in Barton County, Kansas

Statistic	Barton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.1%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	40.7%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Barton County, Kansas

Statistic	Barton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.9%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.0%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	61.1%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Barton County, Kansas

Statistic	Barton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.5%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.7%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.1%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	9.2%	16.7%

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