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Population (year 2000): 2,738. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,656 (-3.0% change)
Males: 1,419 (51.8%), Females: 1,319 (48.2%)
Niagara County
Zip code:
14012
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $37,056 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,900 (year 2000)
Races in Barker:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (17.9%), German (17.4%),
Irish (15.3%), Italian (8.9%), United States (8.7%), Dutch
(4.9%).
Elevation: 331 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Barker
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Barker town
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 9.8%
2.0% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.9% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Barker:
- INTER COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
NEWFANE, NY)
- MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MEDINA,
NY)
- LOCKPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
LOCKPORT, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Barker:
- BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 30 miles; BUFFALO, NY;
ID: BUF)
- NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 31 miles; NIAGARA FALLS,
NY; ID: IAG)
- GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 64 miles;
ROCHESTER, NY; ID: ROC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barker:
- ROYALTON (about 12 miles; GASPORT, NY; ID: 9G5)
- OLCOTT-NEWFANE (about 12 miles; OLCOTT, NY; ID: D80)
- HOLLANDS INTL FIELD (about 16 miles; NEWFANE, NY;
ID: 85N)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Barker:
- NIAGARA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; NIAGARA
UNIVERSITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,833)
- NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
SANBORN, NY; FT enrollment: 3,520)
- ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 28 miles;
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,464)
- GENESEE VALLEY BOCES (about 34 miles; BATAVIA, NY;
FT enrollment: 3,249)
- GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BATAVIA,
NY; FT enrollment: 2,942)
- CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT
enrollment: 4,002)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 36 miles; BUFFALO,
NY; FT enrollment: 9,287)
Public high school in Barker:
- BARKER HS (Students: 351; Location: 1628
QUAKER RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Barker:
- PRATT ES (Students: 428; Location: 1628
QUAKER RD; Grades: PK - 04)
- BARKER MS (Students: 360; Location: 1628
QUAKER RD; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Barker:
- BARKER FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$31,069; Location: 8706 MAIN STREET; 13,914 books; 189
audio materials; 150 video materials; 15 serial
subscriptions)
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