Average household size in Barton County

Average household size in Barton County was 2.4 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.5% from 2023. That is the 44th highest of 105 counties in 2024.

2024, persons per household2.4
Change on 2023-2.5%
Series high2.52021
Series low2.42024

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Average household size in Barton County, 2021 to 2024

2.352.382.42.432.452.482.520212022202320242021: 2.5 persons per household2022: 2.5 persons per household2023: 2.4 persons per household2024: 2.4 persons per household2.352.42.452.5202120242021: 2.5 persons per household2022: 2.5 persons per household2023: 2.4 persons per household2024: 2.4 persons per household
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodpersons per household
20242.4
20232.4
20222.5
20212.5

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2024
Barton County2.4
Kansas2.4
United States2.5

Barton County compared with nearby places

Allen County: 2.4 persons per householdAnderson County: 2.4 persons per householdAtchison County: 2.5 persons per householdBarber County: 2.2 persons per householdBarton County: 2.4 persons per householdBourbon County: 2.4 persons per householdBrown County: 2.4 persons per householdButler County: 2.6 persons per householdChase County: 2.1 persons per householdChautauqua County: 2.4 persons per householdCherokee County: 2.4 persons per householdCheyenne County: 2.1 persons per householdClark County: 2.5 persons per householdClay County: 2.2 persons per householdCloud County: 2.2 persons per householdCoffey County: 2.3 persons per householdComanche County: 2 persons per householdCowley County: 2.4 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.4 persons per householdDecatur County: 2 persons per householdDickinson County: 2.3 persons per householdDoniphan County: 2.5 persons per householdDouglas County: 2.2 persons per householdEdwards County: 2.4 persons per householdElk County: 2.4 persons per householdEllis County: 2.2 persons per householdEllsworth County: 2.2 persons per householdFinney County: 2.8 persons per householdFord County: 2.8 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.5 persons per householdGeary County: 2.5 persons per householdGove County: 2.4 persons per householdGraham County: 2 persons per householdGrant County: 3 persons per householdGray County: 2.6 persons per householdGreeley County: 2.4 persons per householdGreenwood County: 2.2 persons per householdHamilton County: 3.3 persons per householdHarper County: 2.4 persons per householdHarvey County: 2.4 persons per householdHaskell County: 2.6 persons per householdHodgeman County: 2.3 persons per householdJackson County: 2.6 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.5 persons per householdJewell County: 2.2 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.5 persons per householdKearny County: 2.7 persons per householdKingman County: 2.2 persons per householdKiowa County: 2.3 persons per householdLabette County: 2.4 persons per householdLane County: 2.1 persons per householdLeavenworth County: 2.6 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.3 persons per householdLinn County: 2.2 persons per householdLogan County: 2.2 persons per householdLyon County: 2.3 persons per householdMcPherson County: 2.3 persons per householdMarion County: 2.3 persons per householdMarshall County: 2.3 persons per householdMeade County: 2.5 persons per householdMiami County: 2.5 persons per householdMitchell County: 2.1 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.3 persons per householdMorris County: 2.1 persons per householdMorton County: 2.6 persons per householdNemaha County: 2.5 persons per householdNeosho County: 2.4 persons per householdNess County: 2.2 persons per householdNorton County: 2.2 persons per householdOsage County: 2.4 persons per householdOsborne County: 2.1 persons per householdOttawa County: 2.4 persons per householdPawnee County: 2.2 persons per householdPhillips County: 2.1 persons per householdPottawatomie County: 2.8 persons per householdPratt County: 2.5 persons per householdRawlins County: 2.1 persons per householdReno County: 2.3 persons per householdRepublic County: 2.3 persons per householdRice County: 2.4 persons per householdRiley County: 2.2 persons per householdRooks County: 2.2 persons per householdRush County: 2.1 persons per householdRussell County: 2.1 persons per householdSaline County: 2.3 persons per householdScott County: 2.2 persons per householdSedgwick County: 2.5 persons per householdSeward County: 2.9 persons per householdShawnee County: 2.3 persons per householdSheridan County: 2.4 persons per householdSherman County: 2.2 persons per householdSmith County: 2.2 persons per householdStafford County: 2.5 persons per householdStanton County: 2.4 persons per householdStevens County: 2.7 persons per householdSumner County: 2.5 persons per householdThomas County: 2.4 persons per householdTrego County: 2 persons per householdWabaunsee County: 2.6 persons per householdWallace County: 2.3 persons per householdWashington County: 2.3 persons per householdWichita County: 2.5 persons per householdWilson County: 2.4 persons per householdWoodson County: 2.5 persons per householdWyandotte County: 2.7 persons per household
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  • 2.2 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 and over
Average household size, 2024, persons per household. Barton County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units (Average household size, Barton County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Barton County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/barton-county-kansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Average household size, Barton County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/barton-county-kansas.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Barton County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/barton-county-kansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average household size in Barton County?

Average household size in Barton County was 2.4 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.5% from 2023. That is the 44th highest of 105 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average household size in Barton County?

2.5 persons per household in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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