Barbecue

Population: 5,933
Median household income: $80,380
Median home value: $199,300

Barbecue, a community in Harnett County, North Carolina, has 5,933 residents. Its median household income of $80,380 runs above the Harnett County figure of $69,012.

6.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.25 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,933
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $80,380
Median home value: $199,300
Median gross rent: $1,419
Housing units: 1,896
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2023	5,933	$80,380	$199,300	$1,419

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 4419.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	361	6.1%
5 to 17	1,080	18.2%
18 to 24	668	11.3%
25 to 34	1,135	19.1%
35 to 44	1,128	19.0%
45 to 54	761	12.8%
55 to 64	366	6.2%
65 to 74	301	5.1%
75 and over	133	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,708	45.6%
Black or African American	1,586	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	88	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	178	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,345	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	332	8.7%
High school graduate	1,188	31.1%
Some college or associate's	1,498	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	482	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	324	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone91.6%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,650	91.6%
Carpooled	72	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	74	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	98	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	390	13.9%
15 to 29 min	901	32.2%
30 to 44 min	666	23.8%
45 to 59 min	143	5.1%
60+ min	696	24.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 6.9% (410 of 5,933)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,468	80.5%
Nonfamily households	355	19.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,823	96.1%
Vacant	73	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,330	73.0%
Renter-occupied	493	27.0%

1-unit, detached87.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,664	87.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	55	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	177	9.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3703530
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 35.3252, -79.0379