Barton County, KS has a population of 27,214 people with a median age of 40.1 and a median household income of $44,449. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Barton County, KS declined from 27,399 to 27,214, a 0.68% decrease and its median household income grew from $44,013 to $44,449, a 0.99% increase.
The population of Barton County, KS is 82.3% White, 14.2% Hispanic, and 1.78% Two+. 12.7% of the people in Barton County, KS speak a non-English language, and 95.8% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Barton County, KS are Barton County Community College, with 828 graduates, N/A, with N/A graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.
The median property value in Barton County, KS is $83,700, and the homeownership rate is 68.3%. Most people in Barton County, KS commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Barton County, KS is 2 cars per household.
Barton County, KS is the 22nd most populated county in Kansas and borders Ellsworth County, KS; Pawnee County, KS; Rice County, KS; Rush County, KS; Russell County, KS; and Stafford County, KS& 1 more.
The economy of Barton County, KS employs 13,418 people. The economy of Barton County, KS is specialized in Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; and Utilities, which employ respectively 6.44; 3.41; and 1.98 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Barton County, KS are Healthcare & Social Assistance (2,279), Retail trade (1,378), and Manufacturing (1,234), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($56,050), Transportation & Warehousing ($50,688), and Utilities ($45,357).
Median household income in Barton County, KS is $44,449. Males in Barton County, KS have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $35,608. The income inequality of Barton County, KS (measured using the Gini index) is 0.433 which is lower than the national average.
Households in Barton County, KS have a median annual income of $44,449, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Barton County, KS compares to that in it's parent locations.
The closest comparable data for the county of Barton County, KS is from the public use microdata area of South Central Kansas PUMA, KS.
In 2016, full-time male employees in South Central Kansas PUMA, KS made 1.38 times more than female employees.
This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in South Central Kansas PUMA, KS by number of full-time employees.
In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of South Central Kansas PUMA, KS workers was Unknown. These workers were paid 1.19 times more than White workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.
This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in South Central Kansas PUMA, KS.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Barton County, KS is from South Central Kansas PUMA, KS.
In 2016, the income inequality in South Central Kansas PUMA, KS was 0.433 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.6% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.
The 2016 GINI for South Central Kansas PUMA, KS is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Central Kansas PUMA, KS in comaprison to the national average.
In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Barton County, KS was Census Tract 711 with a value of $57,837, followed by Census Tract 712 and Census Tract 716, with respective values of $52,625 and $47,857.
The following map shows all of the census tracts in Barton County, KS colored by their Median Household Income.
15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barton County, KS (4,137 out of 26,722 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 6-11 and then Male 25-34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barton County, KS is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Unknown.
From 2015 to 2016, employment in Barton County, KS grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 13,200 employees to 13,418 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barton County, KS, are Management, Business, Science, & Arts, Sales & Office, and Service. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barton County, KS.
The most common jobs held by residents of Barton County, KS, by number of employees, are Administrative; Sales; and Management.
Compared to other counties, Barton County, KS has an unusually high number of residents working in Farming, Fishing, & Forestry; Construction & Extraction; and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair.
The highest paid jobs held by residents of Barton County, KS, by median earnings, are Legal; Health Practitioners; and Computer & Mathematical.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barton County, KS, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Retail trade, and Manufacturing. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barton County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Barton County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The most common industries in Barton County, KS by number of employees are Healthcare & Social Assistance; Retail trade; and Manufacturing.
Compared to other counties, Barton County, KS has an unusually high number of Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; and Utilities.
The highest paying industries in Barton County, KS, by median earnings, are Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; Transportation & Warehousing; and Utilities.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Barton County, KS. In Barton County, KS the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 58 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,870. Wyandotte County, KS has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Kansas.
Barton County, KS residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Kansas. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.
Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Barton County, KS were $9,870 in 2014, but $10,252 in 2013. These numbers represent a 3.73% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Barton County, KS are $$282 more than the national average.
Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Barton County, KS compared to national reimburesments.
In Barton County, KS in 2014, 62 Medicare enrollees were treated for Pneumonia, 22 for Congestive Heart Failure, and 18 for Acute Myocardial Infarction.
In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Barton County, KS between the ages of 65 and 75 had 390 eye exams, 455 hemoglobin tests, and 373 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.
In 2014, out of the 297 women in Barton County, KS between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 194 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.
Barton County, KS is home to a population of 27,214 people, from which 95.8% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Barton County, KS is composed of 22,397 White residents (82.3%), 3,857 Hispanic residents (14.2%), 484 Two+ residents (1.78%), 279 Black residents (1.03%), and 59 Native residents (0.22%). The most common foreign languages in Barton County, KS are Spanish (2,775 speakers), German (190 speakers), and Arabic (18 speakers), but compared to other places, Barton County, KS has a relative high number of German (190 speakers), Spanish (2,775 speakers), and Japanese (10 speakers).
In 2016, the median age of all people in Barton County, KS was 40.1. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 40.2, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 39.7. But people in Barton County, KS are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Barton County, KS residents was 39.3.
In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Central Kansas PUMA, KS was Mexico, the natal country of 3,368 South Central Kansas PUMA, KS residents, followed by Germany with 325 and El Salvador with 301.
When compared to other public use microdata areas, South Central Kansas PUMA, KS has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Mexico. In 2016, there were 3,368 people from Mexico living in South Central Kansas PUMA, KS, approximately 0.79 times more than would be expected based on national averages.
As of 2016, 95.8% of Barton County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Barton County, KS was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been declining in that location.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Barton County, KS compared to it's parent geographies.
In 2016, there were 5.81 times more White residents (22,397 people) in Barton County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3,857 Hispanic and 484 Two+ residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.
The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Barton County, KS as a share of the total population.
3,023 of Barton County, KS citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Barton County, KS was Spanish. 10.2% of the overall population of Barton County, KS are native Spanish speakers. 0.7% speak German and 0.07% speak Arabic, the next two most common languages.
When compared to other counties, Barton County, KS has a relatively high number of residents that are native German speakers. In 2015, there were 190 native German speakers living in Barton County, KS, approximately 2.23 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.
Barton County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.51 times greater than any other conflict.
In 2015 universities in Barton County, KS awarded 828 degrees. The student population of Barton County, KS is skewed towards females, with 336 male students and 492 female students. Most students in Barton County, KS are White (622 and 75.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (82 and 9.9%), Black or African American (79 and 9.5%), and Unknown (12 and 1.45%). The largest universities in Barton County, KS by number of graduates are Barton County Community College (828 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Barton County, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (360 and 43.5%), General Studies (55 and 6.64%), and Registered Nursing (25 and 3.02%). The median tuition costs in Barton County, KS are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
In 2015, the most common concentation for Associate's Degree recipients in Barton County, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 360 graduates.
When compared to other counties, Barton County, KS has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Associate's Degree in Agricultural Business Operations. In 2015, there were 3 graduates, which is approximately 4.92 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a Agricultural Business Operations degree.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associate's Degree from schools in Barton County, KS according to their major.
In 2015, the Barton County, KS institution with the largest number of graduating students was Barton County Community College with 828 graduates.
In 2015, 336 men graduated from institutions in Barton County, KS, which is 0.68 times less than than the 492 female graduates.
This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 institutions in Barton County, KS by degrees awarded.
In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Barton County, KS were White. These 622 graduates mean that there were 7.59 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 82 graduates.
The median property value in Barton County, KS is $83,700, which is 0.41 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $81,200 to $83,700, a 3.08% increase. The homeownership rate of Barton County, KS is 68.3%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Barton County, KS have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Barton County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
In 2016, the median household income of the 11,255 households in Barton County, KS grew to $44,449 from the previous year's value of $44,013.
The following chart displays the households in Barton County, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60-$75k range.
In 2016, the median property value in Barton County, KS grew to $83,700 from the previous year's value of $81,200.
The following charts display, first, the property values in Barton County, KS compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Barton County, KS the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.
This chart shows the households in Barton County, KS distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Barton County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.
In 2016, 68.3% of the housing units in Barton County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.4%.
This percentage of owner-occupation is higher than the national average of 63.6%. This chart shows the ownership percentage in Barton County, KS compared to its parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Barton County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Barton County, KS have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.
Using averages, employees in Barton County, KS have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 3.08% of the workforce in Barton County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows the average travel time in Barton County, KS compared to its parent geographies.
In 2016, the most common method of travel for workers in Barton County, KS was Drove Alone, followed by those who Carpooled and those who Work at Home.