North Carolina · Census place 03640
Barker Heights CDP, NC
Quick answer
Barker Heights CDP has 1,025 residents, ranking #454 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $28,929, the median home is worth $199,700 and median gross rent runs $790 a month.
- Population
- 1,025Barker Heights CDP residents
- Median household income
- $28,929Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $199,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $790Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 33.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Barker Heights CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Barker Heights CDP median would spend about 32.8% 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 6.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 41.3% of residents and 33.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Holden Beach town 1,047
- Rocky Point CDP 1,045
- Cypress Landing CDP 1,037
- West Marion CDP 1,018
- Moravian Falls CDP 1,015
- Roseboro town 1,007
- Middlesex town 1,005
Keep going
More North Carolina coverage.