Barber County, Kansas
Barber County, Kansas · ZIP 67028, 67057, 67061
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 4,070 (2024 estimate)Population
- 1,806Households
- $57,615Median household income
- $92,700Median home value
- 24Towns with a page
- 11ZIP codes
Barber County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,307 |
| 2010 | 4,861 |
| 2020 | 4,228 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $57,615 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 1,469 units
- Renter occupied
- 337 units
- Vacancy rate
- 26.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
1,238 employees in 172 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Barber County | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,153 | 2,937,569 |
| Median household income | $57,615 | $72,639 |
| Median age | 42.6 | 37.2 |
| Median home value | $92,700 | $203,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.1% | 35.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 0.7% | 7.2% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 81.3% | 66.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 15.1 minutes | 19.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Barber County24 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Lodge Township | Township | 1,966 | 119.4 sq mi |
| Medicine Lodge | City | 1,708 | 1.20 sq mi |
| Kiowa Township | Township | 952 | 48.0 sq mi |
| Kiowa | City | 870 | 1.11 sq mi |
| Sharon Township | Township | 286 | 72.7 sq mi |
| Elwood Township | Township | 201 | 100.2 sq mi |
| Hardtner | City | 163 | 0.28 sq mi |
| Sharon | City | 143 | 0.28 sq mi |
| Valley Township | Township | 121 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Hazelton Township | Township | 120 | 73.1 sq mi |
| Elm Mills Township | Township | 113 | 59.7 sq mi |
| Hazelton | City | 81 | 0.59 sq mi |
| Mingona Township | Township | 68 | 53.5 sq mi |
| Lake City Township | Township | 67 | 42.0 sq mi |
| Isabel | City | 64 | 0.25 sq mi |
| Moore Township | Township | 50 | 100.0 sq mi |
| Sun City Township | Township | 44 | 47.9 sq mi |
| Sun City | City | 33 | 0.15 sq mi |
| McAdoo Township | Township | 26 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Eagle Township | Township | 25 | 111.8 sq mi |
| Turkey Creek Township | Township | 13 | 47.5 sq mi |
| Aetna Township | Township | 9 | 122.8 sq mi |
| Deerhead Township | Township | 9 | 63.6 sq mi |
| Lake City | Census designated place | 0 | 2.40 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 20 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Alfalfa CountyPopulation 5,712 (2024 estimate)
- Comanche CountyPopulation 1,694 (2024 estimate)
- Harper CountyPopulation 5,413 (2024 estimate)
- Kingman CountyPopulation 6,946 (2024 estimate)
- Kiowa CountyPopulation 2,436 (2024 estimate)
- Pratt CountyPopulation 9,137 (2024 estimate)
- Woods CountyPopulation 8,582 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 40, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.