Demographics of Barry County, Missouri

Barry County, Missouri had 36,200 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,651 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Barry County, in four figures

36,200
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,651 people.; 43.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,346 ±$2,677
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Barry County, Missouri's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Barry County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Barry County, Missouri's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Barry County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	34,549	100.0	100.0
2021	34,778	100.7	100.2
2022	34,968	101.2	100.7
2023	35,373	102.4	101.6
2024	35,730	103.4	102.5
2025	36,200	104.8	103.1

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Population of Barry County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	34,549	+13	−13	0	+17
2021	34,778	+229	−112	0	+332
2022	34,968	+190	−132	+28	+292
2023	35,373	+405	−51	+65	+388
2024	35,730	+357	−46	+100	+309
2025	36,200	+470	−33	+17	+495

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.4 ±0.5: for men 42.6 ±1.1 and for women 43.9 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Barry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	2,076 ±68	5.9% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,920 ±310	16.9% ±0.9	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,487 ±245	7.1% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,786 ±415	22.2% ±1.2	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,062 ±448	25.9% ±1.3	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,702 ±487	22.0% ±1.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,346 ±$2,677, and income per person $31,611 ±$2,147, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Barry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,265 ±329	17.0% ±2.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,406 ±400	25.5% ±2.9	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,707 ±358	20.3% ±2.6	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,609 ±234	12.1% ±1.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,849 ±296	13.9% ±2.2	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	757 ±197	5.7% ±1.5	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	743 ±180	5.6% ±1.3	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Barry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	5,228 ±786	15.2% ±2.3	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,558 ±299	20.4% ±3.7	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,523 ±468	15.1% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,147 ±218	11.3% ±2.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Barry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Barry County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	17,063 ±35	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.2% ±2.6	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.8% ±2.7	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.3% ±2.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.7% ±2.8	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$187,800 ±$14,691	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$766 ±$30	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Barry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,564 ±0	10.2% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,092 ±379	80.2% ±1.1	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30 to 110	0.1% to 0.3%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	695 ±181	2.0% ±0.5	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	18 to 76	0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	78 to 532	0.2% to 1.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4 to 40	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,238 ±386	6.4% ±1.1	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Barry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	18,265 ±986	52.1% ±2.8	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,646 ±942	41.8% ±2.7	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	439 ±193	1.3% ±0.6	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,683 ±292	4.8% ±0.8	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	780 ±200	2.2% ±0.6	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	903 ±298	2.6% ±0.9	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Barry County among the counties of Missouri

34th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Barry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Howell County	40,798	+2.5%
Lawrence County	39,401	+3.7%
Warren County	39,016	+9.2%
Scott County	37,975	−0.1%
Laclede County	36,943	+2.5%
Barry County	36,200	+4.8%
Polk County	33,604	+6.3%
Lafayette County	33,531	+1.4%
Stone County	32,503	+4.1%
Marion County	28,525	+0.2%
Stoddard County	28,284	−1.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026