Anderson Creek vs Barbecue

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson Creek and Barbecue: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson Creek and Barbecue are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anderson Creek has the higher population (14,021 vs 5,933 in Barbecue). Anderson Creek has the higher median household income ($86,661 vs $80,380 in Barbecue). Anderson Creek has the higher median home value ($251,600 vs $199,300 in Barbecue).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson Creek	Barbecue
Population	14,021	5,933
Median age	31.1 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$86,661	$80,380
Median home value	$251,600	$199,300
Median gross rent	$1,248	$1,419
Housing units	5,189	1,896
Homeownership rate	67.8%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson Creek	Barbecue
Population	14,899 → 14,021 (-5.9%)	—
Median household income	$68,033 → $86,661 (+27.4%)	—
Median home value	$191,700 → $251,600 (+31.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,248 (+11.7%)	—

Anderson Creek

Population

14,89914,021

Median household income

$68,033$86,661

Median home value

$191,700$251,600

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,248

Barbecue

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson Creek	Barbecue
Under 5	11.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.7%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	11.3%
25 to 34	17.8%	19.1%
35 to 44	14.7%	19.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	8.7%	6.2%
65 to 74	5.1%	5.1%
75 and over	3.0%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson Creek	Barbecue
White (non-Hispanic)	48.4%	45.6%
Black or African American	27.3%	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson Creek	Barbecue
No high school diploma	6.5%	8.7%
High school graduate	23.0%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson Creek	Barbecue
Drove alone	85.3%	91.6%
Carpooled	5.8%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	3.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson Creek	Barbecue
1-unit, detached	72.3%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Anderson Creek	Barbecue
Poverty rate	15.7%	6.9%
Average household size	3.05	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	2004	2004