Median Household Income
$51,394
Median Home Value
$131,900
Median Gross Rent
$803/mo
Poverty Rate
20.0%
Unemployment Rate
8.5%
Homeownership Rate
78.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
12.5%
Median Age
42.2
Population Over Time
Barbour County shrank 7.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
16,723
2016
16,892
2018
16,730
2020
16,543
2022
15,527
2024
15,424
Business & Industry
Barbour County has 217 business establishments employing 3,120 people.
Health care and social assistance
29
Accommodation and food services
26
Other services (except public administration)
25
Construction
24
Professional, scientific, and technical services
9
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
8
Finance and insurance
7
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.