| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:10 PM |
| Population: | 25,241 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20009 |
| CBSA: | Great Bend, KS |
| Land Area: | 1,004 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.4433, -98.8048 |
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25,241 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,004 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 27,858 to 25,241 from 2014 to 2024 — a -9.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67564 (Olmitz, $97,273 median) and poorest ZIP 67511 (Albert, $49,716) are 9.1 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $88,300 in 67567 (Pawnee Rock) to $158,100 in 67564 (Olmitz).
Density varies 30× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 67511 (Albert) to 71 in 67530 (Great Bend).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.4% bachelor's+ in 67567 (Pawnee Rock) to 43.0% in 67564 (Olmitz) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #23 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #68 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,163 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,733 of 17,157 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Barton County lost 9.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67530 | Great Bend | Standard | 17,798 | $58,780 | 249.6 | -9.1% |
| 67544 | Hoisington | Standard | 3,064 | $57,568 | 194.9 | -2.3% |
| 67526 | Ellinwood | Standard | 2,621 | $57,824 | 170.0 | -14.3% |
| 67525 | Claflin | Standard | 680 | $72,031 | 142.2 | -31.8% |
| 67567 | Pawnee Rock | Standard | 643 | $54,167 | 99.8 | 34.8% |
| 67564 | Olmitz | Standard | 290 | $97,273 | 85.3 | 8.2% |
| 67511 | Albert | Standard | 145 | $49,716 | 62.0 | -57.4% |