With 10,773 people, Barnes County is a county in North Dakota. There are 7 people per square mile. At a median age of 43.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $173,700. The foreign-born share is 2%. Median rent is $779 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,038, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Barnes County
What changed most since 1990
Population12,545 → 10,773(−14%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.6% → 89.4%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$49,007 → $68,038(+39%)US over the same years: +14%
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)27.7%(228)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11%(91)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.8%(328)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 824 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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Over time
Barnes County, decade by decade
Barnes County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,545
$49,007
$91,683
15.4%
3.4
2000
11,775
$56,774
$101,284
22.1%
6.2
2010
11,066
$60,093
$115,949
25.8%
10.3
2020
10,853
$73,294
$167,625
30.4%
19.3
2024
10,773
$68,038
$173,700
30.7%
24.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
