Barbecue vs Lillington

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

Barbecue and Lillington 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 4,683 in Lillington). Barbecue has the higher median household income ($80,380 vs $63,393 in Lillington). Lillington has the higher median home value ($219,600 vs $199,300 in Barbecue).

Population, income & housing

	Barbecue	Lillington
Population	5,933	4,683
Median age	33.2 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,380	$63,393
Median home value	$199,300	$219,600
Median gross rent	$1,419	$934
Housing units	1,896	1,462
Homeownership rate	73.0%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barbecue	Lillington
Population	—	3,571 → 4,683 (+31.1%)
Median household income	—	$40,000 → $63,393 (+58.5%)
Median home value	—	$159,400 → $219,600 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$683 → $934 (+36.7%)

Barbecue

Lillington

Population

3,5714,683

Median household income

$40,000$63,393

Median home value

$159,400$219,600

Median gross rent

$683$934

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barbecue	Lillington
Under 5	6.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.6%
18 to 24	11.3%	8.8%
25 to 34	19.1%	19.5%
35 to 44	19.0%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	6.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	8.9%
75 and over	2.2%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barbecue	Lillington
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	46.7%
Black or African American	26.7%	29.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	1.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barbecue	Lillington
No high school diploma	8.7%	17.4%
High school graduate	31.1%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barbecue	Lillington
Drove alone	91.6%	80.5%
Carpooled	2.5%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barbecue	Lillington
1-unit, detached	87.8%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barbecue	Lillington
Poverty rate	6.9%	6.3%
Average household size	3.25	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	36	28
Median year structure built	2004	2001