COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Barton County

Kansas · 28,205 residents · 895 sq mi

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Barton County is a county of 28,205 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $53,900. The median age is 38.6, about 3 years above the US median. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 21%. Median rent is $390 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,205

−4%since 1990

from 29,382 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

+11%since 1990

from 34.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

895 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(1,793)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.9%(1,941)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(2,221)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.4%(2,378)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.5%(1,541)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.9%(2,789)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.3%(4,302)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.9%(3,642)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.1%(2,555)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.8%(2,483)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.4%(1,796)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.7%(764)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,176

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $23,432 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,695

+47%since 1990

from $11,394 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.9%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 11.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,900

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$390

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $299 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

72.1%

−0.2 ptssince 1990

from 72.3% in 1990

27.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(28,414)

Black1.3%(373)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(864)

Asian0.3%(82)

2000

White, non-Hispanic89%(25,094)

Black1.1%(304)

Hispanic / Latino8.3%(2,344)

Asian0.2%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.8%(3,960)

Central American0.2%(48)

Honduran0.2%(46)

Puerto Rican0.1%(31)

Spaniard0.1%(29)

South American0%(6)

Paraguayan0%(6)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(48)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Ancestry

German33.2%(8,343)

English10.3%(2,579)

Irish8.5%(2,145)

American4.3%(1,079)

Scottish1.7%(421)

French1.5%(380)

Dutch1.1%(267)

Swedish1%(247)

Czech1%(246)

Italian0.8%(192)

Russian0.6%(146)

Polish0.5%(136)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(110)

Norwegian0.3%(80)

Austrian0.3%(79)

Welsh0.3%(77)

Danish0.3%(72)

Canadian0.3%(70)

Swiss0.2%(52)

British0.1%(35)

Portuguese0.1%(31)

Finnish0.1%(26)

Arab0.1%(24)

Lebanese0.1%(21)

Subsaharan African0.1%(21)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

Slovak0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Nigerian0%(7)

Slovene0%(4)

Syrian0%(3)

Armenian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.6%

+3.0 ptssince 1990

from 13.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

82.3%

+4.3 ptssince 1990

from 78.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.7%

+1.9 ptssince 1990

from 3.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.1 min

−19%since 1990

from 14.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married24.5%(2,592)

Married64.2%(6,787)

Widowed2.5%(260)

Divorced8.8%(926)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(1,981)

Married58.6%(6,859)

Widowed14.4%(1,686)

Divorced10%(1,172)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.2%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.9%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.6%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13.8%(206)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21%(315)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.5%(622)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.3%(184)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,498 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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