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Barton County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Barton County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Barton County is a small rural Missouri county of 11,685 residents with an economy producing $35,611 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $31,927 and a median household income of $51,635. The workforce of roughly 6,200 labor-force participants carries a low educational attainment rate—18.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and labor force participation stands at just 53.1%, with a 4.1% unemployment rate. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $136,000 and median gross rent of $777 per month, though a 22.2% poverty rate and a 1.4% population decline over five years signal ongoing demographic contraction.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

11,685

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,635

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

Barton County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,659 (91.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races438 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race317 (2.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone133 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone69 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone47 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic296
  2. 2.Spanish99
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)38
  4. 4.Korean2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

534

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,611

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,518

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance980
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)744
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)630
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining505
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services414

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,750
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations906
  3. 3.Service Occupations854
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations772
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations642

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.25×)471
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.55×)728
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.31×)291
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)128
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)563

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$136,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$777/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999429 (14.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999316 (10.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999283 (9.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999205 (6.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999186 (6.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999173 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,927

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,067 (84.2%)
  • Worked At Home376 (7.8%)
  • Carpooled261 (5.4%)
  • Walked95 (2.0%)
  • Other27 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle5 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.