COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Barry County

Michigan · 50,057 residents · 553 sq mi

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Barry County is home to 50,057 people in Michigan. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $54,100. The poverty rate is 9.1%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 12% since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

50,057

−12%vs 2000

vs 56,755 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

553 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202463K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(3,694)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(4,029)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(4,011)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(3,651)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(2,780)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(7,880)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(7,695)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(5,981)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(4,487)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(3,447)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(1,908)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(494)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,516

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,820 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,417

−40%vs 2000

vs $20,636 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.1%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,100

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$366

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $493 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.8% in 2000

16.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(54,795)

Black0.2%(137)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(831)

Asian0.3%(151)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(49,413)

Black0.2%(81)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(442)

Asian0.3%(167)

Other0.8%(396)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(1,478)

Puerto Rican0.4%(276)

Central American0.3%(185)

Guatemalan0.2%(143)

Cuban0.2%(141)

South American0.2%(115)

Colombian0.1%(62)

Spaniard0.1%(32)

Salvadoran0%(30)

Venezuelan0%(27)

Peruvian0%(26)

Honduran0%(12)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(118)

Korean0.2%(105)

Japanese0.1%(73)

Chinese0.1%(48)

Burmese0%(14)

Thai0%(7)

Filipino0%(6)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Pakistani0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(49)

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)

French Canadian0.8%(481)

+ 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)

Subsaharan African0.2%(101)

Lebanese0.1%(81)

Latvian0.1%(73)

Russian0.1%(67)

Slovak0.1%(66)

Belgian0%(29)

Austrian0%(23)

Armenian0%(22)

West Indian0%(18)

Egyptian0%(10)

Portuguese0%(10)

Slovene0%(8)

Jamaican0%(8)

Turkish0%(3)

Nigerian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.4 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 18.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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