2022 population: 4,122 ( 739 from 2010 , 111 from 2020)
Land area: 1134.1 square miles
Population density: 3.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,695	89.64%	19.8%
Black:	39	0.95%	95.0%
Indian:	46	1.12%	91.7%
Asian:	26	0.63%	30.0%
2+ races:	84	2.04%	47.4%
Hispanic:	232	5.63%	95.0%

Total non-White:	427	10.36%	68.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	100	11.8
Deaths:	180	21.3
Net Migration:	-30	-3.5
Net Immigration:	4	0.5

Change in White population:	-913	-18.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	174	3.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,861
4,608	94.80%
20	0.41%
24	0.49%
20	0.41%
57	1.17%
119	2.45%
253	5.20%

2000
5,307
5,105	96.19%
16	0.30%
30	0.57%
5	0.09%
44	0.83%
107	2.02%
202	3.81%

1990
5,874
5,758	98.03%
13	0.22%
15	0.26%
0	0.00%
n/a
88	1.50%
116	1.97%

1980
6,548
6,464	98.72%
7	0.11%
18	0.27%
15	0.23%
n/a
44	0.67%
84	1.28%

1970
7,016
6,897	98.30%
28	0.40%
26	0.37%
2	0.03%
n/a
41	0.58%
119	1.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
437	8.2
601	11.3
-546	-10.3
7	0.1

-497	-9.4
51	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
574	9.8
847	14.4
-360	-6.1
3	0.1

-653	-11.1
86	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
1,058	16.2
872	13.3
-786	-12.0
n/a

-706	-10.8
32	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-559	-8.0
n/a

-433	-6.2
-35	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Barber County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.8
964	23.4%
3,158	76.6%
929	22.5%

1,771
2.27

1,072	60.5%
909	84.8%
24	2.2%
699	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.8
1,092	22.5%
3,769	77.5%
991	20.4%

2,139
2.25

1,360	63.6%
1,126	82.8%
97	7.1%
779	36.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.5
1,319	24.9%
3,988	75.1%
1,140	21.5%

2,256
2.32

1,539	68.2%
1,363	88.6%
67	4.4%
717	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
38.1
1,571	26.7%
4,303	73.3%
1,245	21.2%

2,333
2.47

1,702	73.0%
1,557	91.5%
54	3.2%
631	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
38.0
1,624	24.8%
4,924	75.2%
1,271	19.4%

2,628
2.44

1,917	72.9%
1,780	92.9%
62	3.2%
711	27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Barber County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	78	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	119	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	65	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	121	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	65	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	66	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	100	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	75	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	59	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	215	12.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	175	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	233	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	131	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	98	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	103	5.8%
$200,000 or more	68	3.8%

Median Household Income	53,774
Per Capita Income	32,879

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	63	3.6%
Public Assistance	21	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	89	5.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,644	76.6%
Unemployed	35	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,679	78.3%
Not in Labor Force	466	21.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	567	349	61.9%
Non-Profit	33	155	17.6%
Self-Employed	313	91	77.5%

Local Government	128	164	43.8%
State Government	10	92	9.8%
Federal Government	16	12	57.1%

Total Private + Self	880	440	66.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	187	423	30.7%
Total	1,067	863	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	21.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	391	20.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	273	14.1%
Professional, Technical	329	17.0%
Service Occupations	309	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	46	2.4%
All others	634	32.7%

White Collar		51.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	338	17.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	313	16.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	164	8.5%
Educational services	162	8.4%
Retail trade	147	7.6%
Construction	144	7.4%
Public administration	121	6.2%
Manufacturing	107	5.5%
Other services	99	5.1%
Finance and insurance	80	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	68	3.5%
Utilities	48	2.5%
Wholesale trade	45	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	1.1%
Transportation and warehousing	22	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	1.0%
Information	17	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	287	7.03%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	25	0.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	32	0.78%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,717	96.7%
Spanish	86	2.2%
Vietnamese	32	0.8%
Other Indo-European	6	0.2%
Other	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	907	22.2%
English	580	14.2%
Irish	346	8.5%
American	210	5.1%
Dutch	73	1.8%
French	72	1.8%
Scottish	65	1.6%
Italian	45	1.1%
Danish	32	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	31	0.8%
Scandinavian	25	0.6%
Polish	19	0.5%
Russian	17	0.4%
Lebanese	14	0.3%
European	14	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,026	98.7%
Not a citizen	55	1.3%

Native	4,003	98.1%
Foreign-born	78	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
40	1.4%	201	7.1%	961	33.7%	973	34.2%	511	17.9%	162	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	40	1.4%
9-12 Years	201	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	961	33.7%
Some College	973	34.2%
Bach. Degree	511	17.9%
Grad Degree	162	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,829	2,769	60	2.1%	4.2%
1991	2,799	2,719	80	2.9%	4.5%
1992	2,773	2,695	78	2.8%	4.6%
1993	2,815	2,727	88	3.1%	4.9%
1994	2,843	2,744	99	3.5%	4.8%
1995	2,541	2,437	104	4.1%	4.3%
1996	2,570	2,473	97	3.8%	4.3%
1997	2,440	2,350	90	3.7%	3.8%
1998	2,464	2,364	100	4.1%	3.7%
1999	2,423	2,360	63	2.6%	3.5%

2000	2,647	2,573	74	2.8%	3.8%
2001	2,533	2,447	86	3.4%	4.3%
2002	2,531	2,442	89	3.5%	5.1%
2003	2,669	2,571	98	3.7%	5.5%
2004	2,631	2,526	105	4.0%	5.5%
2005	2,589	2,493	96	3.7%	5.1%
2006	2,599	2,514	85	3.3%	4.4%
2007	2,622	2,537	85	3.2%	4.3%
2008	2,744	2,654	90	3.3%	4.6%
2009	2,910	2,780	130	4.5%	6.9%

2010	2,770	2,646	124	4.5%	7.0%
2011	2,792	2,682	110	3.9%	6.4%
2012	2,740	2,634	106	3.9%	5.7%
2013	2,768	2,657	111	4.0%	5.3%
2014	2,720	2,637	83	3.1%	4.5%
2015	2,669	2,556	113	4.2%	4.2%
2016	2,538	2,445	93	3.7%	4.0%
2017	2,455	2,386	69	2.8%	3.6%
2018	2,387	2,328	59	2.5%	3.3%
2019	2,324	2,266	58	2.5%	3.2%

2020	2,324	2,246	78	3.4%	5.9%
2021	2,307	2,261	46	2.0%	3.3%
2022	2,276	2,229	47	2.1%	2.7%
2023	2,259	2,204	55	2.4%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,496
Median Value	$83,300

Occupied	1,771	71.0%
Vacant	725	29.0%

Owned	1,430	80.7%
Rented	341	19.3%
Median Rent	$695

Single-Family Units	2,238	89.7%
Detached	2,221	89.0%
Attached	17	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	110	4.4%
Mobile Homes	120	4.8%

Barber County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Barber County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Barber County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Barber County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Barber County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Barber County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Barber County, KS