Barry County, Michigan

Barry County is a one of the county from Michigan's 83 counties, located in Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 56755 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 58890, It is the 33rd largest in terms of population. The county spans an area of 576.9 mi˛ (1494.16 square kilometre), of which, 556.14 square miles (1440.4 square kilometre) of it is land and 20.77 square miles (53.79 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 23rd smallest by total area in Michigan.

Barry County Michigan
Map of Barry County, Michigan

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 56755 residents, 21035 households, and 15994 families in the county. The population density was 102.1 people per square mile (39.42/km˛), it is 32nd most densely populated county in Michigan. There were 23876 housing units at an average density of 42.9 per square mile (16.56/km˛). The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06. In the Barry County, 27.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.5% were 18 to 24, 29% were 25 to 44, 24.6% were 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 58890, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 57393 White, 322 Black or African American, 294 American Indian, 214 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, and 662 from two or more races.

Barry County Michigan Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Barry County Michigan School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Barry County Michigan GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $46820, it would be the 11th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Michigan. The median income for a family in the county was $51794, it would be the 18th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Michigan. The per capita income for the county was $20636, making it the 19th highest county by per capita income in Michigan.

In 2000, 14796 pupils and students, of which 7235 are male and 7561 are female, 26.07% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1004 nursery or pri school, 985 kindergarten, 7136 elementary school, 3476 high school and 2195 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Freeport VillageBarry County0.770.770444575.81868442708
2Hastings CityBarry County5.265.240.0270951353.31804239033
3Middleville VillageBarry County2.142.070.0727211313.71700541947
4Nashville VillageBarry County2.192.10.091684802.81414732857
5Woodland VillageBarry County0.80.80495620.41490832222
YearPopulation
April 2000 census56755
April 2000 Estimate56756
July 2000 Estimate56903
July 2001 Estimate57443
July 2002 Estimate57859
July 2003 Estimate58298
July 2004 Estimate58488
July 2005 Estimate58988
July 2006 Estimate58884
July 2007 Estimate59115
July 2008 Estimate58890
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5324721004
Kindergarten539446985
Elementary school357735597136
High school180116753476
College or graduate school78614092195
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Barry County, Michigan$46820$51794$20636
Michigan, United States$44667$53457$22168
United States$41994$50046$21587