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Barry County

Michigan · 63,991 residents (2025 est.) · 553 sq mi
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Barry County is a county of 63,409 people in Michigan. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. The median age is 42.3, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
63,409
+12%since 2000
from 56,755 in 2000
63,991 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
115 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 106 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.3
+15%since 2000
from 36.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
553 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
49K53K57K61K65K19902000201020202024Barry County
202463K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(3,310)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(4,022)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(3,820)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(4,070)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245%(3,200)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.6%(7,361)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(7,857)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(7,732)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.2%(9,665)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412%(7,638)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(3,452)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(1,282)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,500
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,820 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,828
+98%since 2000
from $20,636 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.8%
+21.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.4%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.447
+14%since 2010
from 0.392 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade24.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information9.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Finance & insurance3.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$264,100
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $109,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$972
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $493 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
87.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 85.8% in 2000
12.7% rent
Vacancy rate
11.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.57 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.0%
−8.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.5%
+6.8 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.4
+23%since 2009
from 2.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
61
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic96.5%(54,795)
Black0.2%(137)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(831)
Asian0.3%(151)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic91.8%(58,217)
Black0.3%(214)
Hispanic / Latino3.7%(2,337)
Asian0.6%(379)
Other3.6%(2,262)
Diversity Score
19
+86%since 2009
from 10 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
+3%since 2020
from 21 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.3%(1,478)
Puerto Rican0.4%(276)
Guatemalan0.2%(143)
Cuban0.2%(141)
Colombian0.1%(62)
Spaniard0.1%(32)
Peruvian0%(26)
Honduran0%(12)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.2%(118)
Korean0.2%(105)
Japanese0.1%(73)
Chinese0.1%(48)
Burmese0%(14)
Thai0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German20.8%(13,159)
English15.1%(9,603)
Irish10.8%(6,862)
Dutch10.7%(6,795)
American7.7%(4,901)
Polish3.8%(2,380)
French3.3%(2,100)
Italian2.1%(1,359)
Scottish2%(1,276)
Swedish1.5%(969)
Norwegian1.3%(795)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.7%(416)
Danish0.6%(387)
Czech0.6%(357)
Welsh0.5%(312)
Canadian0.4%(265)
Lithuanian0.3%(200)
Finnish0.3%(192)
Hungarian0.3%(190)
Croatian0.3%(186)
Greek0.3%(175)
British0.3%(168)
Arab0.2%(147)
Swiss0.2%(146)
Ukrainian0.2%(140)
Lebanese0.1%(81)
Latvian0.1%(73)
Russian0.1%(67)
Slovak0.1%(66)
Belgian0%(29)
Austrian0%(23)
Armenian0%(22)
Egyptian0%(10)
Slovene0%(8)
Turkish0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.9%
+10.2 ptssince 2000
from 14.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.4%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 86.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 4.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.7 min
+48%since 2000
from 18.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.3%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 83.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.0%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.5%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 10.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.3%
−5.5 ptssince 2011
from 64.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.6%
+10.0 ptssince 2009
from 24.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
49.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
2.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.6%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2012
from 13.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.2%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 10.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.8%
+10.8 ptssince 2017
from 76.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.5%
+4.6 ptssince 2020
from 88.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.1%
−2.4 ptssince 2016
from 97.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 1.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.7%(7,554)
Married56.2%(14,790)
Widowed3.5%(917)
Divorced11.6%(3,063)
Women 15+
Never married21.2%(5,492)
Married56.5%(14,642)
Widowed8.8%(2,289)
Divorced13.5%(3,510)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.2%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 10.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
64.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 66.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 20.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.2%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 78.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 33.1% 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)18.9%(621)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(877)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(1,202)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(136)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(17)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,279 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Barry County, Michigan?

Barry County, Michigan has about 63,409 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Barry County, Michigan?

The typical household in Barry County, Michigan earns about $77,500 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Barry County, Michigan expensive?

In Barry County, Michigan, the median home is worth about $264,100, and the typical rent is about $972 a month.

How educated are people in Barry County, Michigan?

About 24.9% of adults age 25 and over in Barry County, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Barry County, Michigan?

About 8.4% of people in Barry County, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Barry County, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Barry County, Michigan has grown since 1990. The population has added about 13,352 residents, a change of about 27 percent over that period.

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