Barker, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
590
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.5
15.7% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
29.7%
5.76% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$52,188
12.1% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$175,000
22.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
185
23.9% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Barker, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Barker, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Barker, NY was $175,000, and the homeownership rate was 60.5%.

Most people in Barker, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Barker, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkNiagara County, NYBuffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NYNiagara County (North & East) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Barker, NY is home to a population of 590 people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.9% of Barker, NY residents were born outside of the country (23 people).

In 2024, there were 6.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (408 people) in Barker, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 60 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 45 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%
2024 Citizenship
97.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Barker, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Barker, NY was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barker, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    408 ± 107
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    60 ± 67
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    45 ± 59
7.63%
Hispanic Population
45 people

In 2024, there were 6.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (408 people) in Barker, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 60 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 45 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.63% of the people in Barker, NY are hispanic (45 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Barker, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
23 people
3.98%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
25 people

As of 2024, 3.9% of Barker, NY residents (23 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Barker, NY was 3.98%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    10 ± 17
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    8 ± 22
  3. Vietnam
    2 ± 20

Barker, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Barker, NY employs 185 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Barker, NY were Manufacturing (43 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (27 people), and Public Administration (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($66,875), Retail Trade ($65,536), and Public Administration ($50,455).

Employment

Occupations

185
2024 Value
± 90
−23.9%
1 Year decline
± 81.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barker, NY declined at a rate of −23.9%, from 243 employees to 185 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barker, NY, are Production Occupations (30 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (22 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (22 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barker, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

185
2024 Value
± 90
−23.9%
1 Year decline
± 81.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barker, NY declined at a rate of −23.9%, from 243 employees to 185 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barker, NY, are Manufacturing (43 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (27 people), and Public Administration (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barker, NY, though some of these residents may live in Barker, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$65,000
Median earning men ± $10,813
$38,750
Median earning women ± $11,509

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($67,083) and Retail Trade ($65,714).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($48,750), Manufacturing ($38,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,154).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Barker, NY was $175,000 in 2024, which is 0.526 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $143,200 to $175,000, a 22.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Barker, NY is 60.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Barker, NY have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barker, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$175,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$62,239
$138
Median Property Taxes
±$54

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Barker, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Barker, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.5%
Homeownership
2024
55.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.5% of the housing units in Barker, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$52,188
Median Household Income
± $45,152
228
Number of Households
± 64

In 2023, the median household income of the 228 households in Barker, NY declined from $52,188 from the previous year's value of $59,375.

The following chart displays the households in Barker, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Barker, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68%)
  2. Worked At Home (20.4%)
  3. Carpooled (9.94%)

In 2024, 68% of workers in Barker, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.4%) and those who carpooled to work (9.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

30 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barker, NY have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Barker, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Barker, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Barker, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barker, NY (175 out of 590 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barker, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.1% of the population of Barker, NY has health coverage, with 34.8% on employee plans, 41.9% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 5.28% on non-group plans, and 1.87% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.9% under 18 years, 11.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.94%
Uninsured
34.8%
Employer Coverage
41.9%
Medicaid
11.2%
Medicare
5.28%
Non-Group
1.87%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barker, NY grew by 3.42% from 4.78% to 4.94%.

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