Barrett TownshipKS
A town of 109.
Is Barrett Township a good place to live?
Barrett Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
109 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Barrett Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Barrett Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Barrett Township.
Barrett Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half the trips to work are shorter than 29 miles. The top destinations are Colby (31%), Brewster (8%) and Oakley (8%). Barrett Township’s income of the median household is $81,000, against $73,000 in Kansas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Barrett Township: drought
FEMA puts 37% of Barrett Township’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 29% to hail. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 75% of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2006, has brought federal aid to Barrett Township households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Barrett Township: four seasons and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 91° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 27 inches a winter. The seasons in Barrett Township: chilly winters, warm summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Barrett Township is
The share of adults in Barrett Township who report frequent physical distress: 12%. Of 32 CDC measures, Barrett Township beats the Kansas average on 5 and trails it on 1. Barrett Township: 29% of adults feel lonely, where Kansas’ towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 33%. In Barrett Township, 20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 8.6% worry about having enough food.
| Barrett Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Barrett Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 13% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Barrett Township is conserved land
13 miles of trail. The density of trails in Barrett Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Barrett Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Barrett Township
About 0 of every 100 Barrett Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Barrett Township for work
Where Barrett Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Barrett Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barrett Township, KS a good place to live?
Barrett Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.