Barbecue vs Erwin

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

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

Barbecue has the higher population (5,933 vs 4,617 in Erwin). Barbecue has the higher median household income ($80,380 vs $50,077 in Erwin). Barbecue has the higher median home value ($199,300 vs $150,400 in Erwin).

Population, income & housing

	Barbecue	Erwin
Population	5,933	4,617
Median age	33.2 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,380	$50,077
Median home value	$199,300	$150,400
Median gross rent	$1,419	$1,085
Housing units	1,896	2,030
Homeownership rate	73.0%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barbecue	Erwin
Population	—	5,035 → 4,617 (-8.3%)
Median household income	—	$40,714 → $50,077 (+23.0%)
Median home value	—	$91,000 → $150,400 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$824 → $1,085 (+31.7%)

Barbecue

Erwin

Population

5,0354,617

Median household income

$40,714$50,077

Median home value

$91,000$150,400

Median gross rent

$824$1,085

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barbecue	Erwin
Under 5	6.1%	8.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	10.6%
18 to 24	11.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	19.1%	15.7%
35 to 44	19.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	6.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	10.6%
75 and over	2.2%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barbecue	Erwin
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	64.0%
Black or African American	26.7%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barbecue	Erwin
No high school diploma	8.7%	11.1%
High school graduate	31.1%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barbecue	Erwin
Drove alone	91.6%	82.6%
Carpooled	2.5%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.4%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barbecue	Erwin
1-unit, detached	87.8%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Barbecue	Erwin
Poverty rate	6.9%	11.5%
Average household size	3.25	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	36	31
Median year structure built	2004	1959