Barker Heights vs Gerton

A side-by-side comparison of Barker Heights and Gerton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barker Heights has the higher population (1,025 vs 196 in Gerton). Gerton has the higher median home value ($349,000 vs $199,700 in Barker Heights). Since 2019, Barker Heights's population has grown faster (-24.3% vs -35.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Barker Heights	Gerton
Population	1,025	196
Median age	45.6 yrs	58.3 yrs
Median household income	$28,929	—
Median home value	$199,700	$349,000
Median gross rent	$790	—
Housing units	538	170
Homeownership rate	33.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barker Heights	Gerton
Population	1,354 → 1,025 (-24.3%)	303 → 196 (-35.3%)
Median household income	$29,268 → $28,929 (-1.2%)	—
Median home value	$147,000 → $199,700 (+35.9%)	$218,200 → $349,000 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $790 (+22.1%)	—

Barker Heights

Population

1,3541,025

Median household income

$29,268$28,929

Median home value

$147,000$199,700

Median gross rent

$647$790

Gerton

Population

303196

Median home value

$218,200$349,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barker Heights	Gerton
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.0%	5.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	21.9%
45 to 54	30.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	27.6%
65 to 74	4.3%	12.2%
75 and over	2.3%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barker Heights	Gerton
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	9.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	37.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barker Heights	Gerton
No high school diploma	33.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.8%	53.3%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	1.4%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barker Heights	Gerton
Drove alone	98.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barker Heights	Gerton
1-unit, detached	70.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barker Heights	Gerton
Poverty rate	41.3%	14.8%
Average household size	1.96	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1964	1955