Barry County, Missouri

Barry County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,010. Its is. The county was organized in and named after  from, a.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,048 (791 ). 2,018 km² (779 sq mi) of it is land and 31 km² (12 sq mi) of it (1.50%) is water. is located in the southern part of the county, amid the.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,010 people, 13,398 households, and 9,579 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (44/sq mi). There were 15,964 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.09%, 0.11% or , 0.86% , 0.27% , 0.03% , 3.25% from , and 1.38% from two or more races. 5.04% of the population were or  of any race. 26.5% were of, 15.5% , 11.7% and 10.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 13,398 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,906, and the median income for a family was $34,043. Males had a median income of $25,381 versus $18,631 for females. The for the county was $14,980. About 11.80% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the, including 23.50% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.