Barbecue vs Dunn

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

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

Dunn has the higher population (8,512 vs 5,933 in Barbecue). Barbecue has the higher median household income ($80,380 vs $47,310 in Dunn). Barbecue has the higher median home value ($199,300 vs $178,900 in Dunn).

Population, income & housing

	Barbecue	Dunn
Population	5,933	8,512
Median age	33.2 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,380	$47,310
Median home value	$199,300	$178,900
Median gross rent	$1,419	$780
Housing units	1,896	4,161
Homeownership rate	73.0%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barbecue	Dunn
Population	—	9,664 → 8,512 (-11.9%)
Median household income	—	$30,561 → $47,310 (+54.8%)
Median home value	—	$131,400 → $178,900 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$731 → $780 (+6.7%)

Barbecue

Dunn

Population

9,6648,512

Median household income

$30,561$47,310

Median home value

$131,400$178,900

Median gross rent

$731$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barbecue	Dunn
Under 5	6.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	11.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	19.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	19.0%	8.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	6.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	5.1%	13.7%
75 and over	2.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barbecue	Dunn
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	49.5%
Black or African American	26.7%	34.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barbecue	Dunn
No high school diploma	8.7%	11.5%
High school graduate	31.1%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barbecue	Dunn
Drove alone	91.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barbecue	Dunn
1-unit, detached	87.8%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Barbecue	Dunn
Poverty rate	6.9%	18.6%
Average household size	3.25	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	2004	1973