North Carolina · Census place 03530
Barbecue, NC population, income and housing data
Quick answer
The population of the city of Barbecue, North Carolina (Barbecue, NC — Census place “Barbecue CDP”) is 5,933 residents, ranking #148 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $80,380, the median home is worth $199,300 and median gross rent runs $1,419 a month.
- Population
- 5,933Barbecue CDP residents
- Median household income
- $80,380Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $199,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,419Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Barbecue CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Barbecue CDP median would spend about 21.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 73% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Barbecue CDP, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Barbecue CDP is a mid-size town in North Carolina, with 5,933 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #148 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 81% of them. The median age here is 33.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Barbecue CDP earn a median of $80,380 a year, 2.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 31% above the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 6.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Barbecue CDP is valued at $199,300, 34.3% below the national figure and 9% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,419 a month, essentially level with the national figure, or roughly $17,028 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Northchase CDP 5,879
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- Walkertown town 5,793
- Hamlet city 6,000
- Angier town 5,746
- Mocksville town 6,001
- Nashville town 5,672
- Dallas town 6,012
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Barbecue CDP?
- Barbecue CDP has 5,933 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #148 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Barbecue CDP?
- Median household income in Barbecue CDP is $80,380 a year, 2.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Barbecue CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,419 a month and the median home value is $199,300, so rent absorbs about 21.2% of median household income.
- Is Barbecue CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Barbecue CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Barbecue CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.