Barker Heights

Population: 1,025
Median household income: $28,929
Median home value: $199,700

Barker Heights, a community in Henderson County, North Carolina, has 1,025 residents. Its median household income of $28,929 runs below the Henderson County figure of $67,623.

From 2019 to 2023, Barker Heights's population declined 24.3% from 1,354 to 1,025, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $147,000 to $199,700.

The median gross rent is $790. 3.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,025
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $28,929
Median home value: $199,700
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 538
Homeownership rate: 33.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3541,025

Median household income

$29,268$28,929

Median home value

$147,000$199,700

Median gross rent

$647$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,354	—	$147,000	$647
2020	1,289	—	$149,500	$733
2021	1,256	$29,268	$180,900	$968
2022	978	—	$208,100	$749
2023	1,025	$28,929	$199,700	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5430.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	2.8%
5 to 17	166	16.2%
18 to 24	99	9.7%
25 to 34	92	9.0%
35 to 44	115	11.2%
45 to 54	308	30.0%
55 to 64	148	14.4%
65 to 74	44	4.3%
75 and over	24	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	456	44.5%
Black or African American	100	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	76	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	382	37.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.2%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree1.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	243	33.2%
High school graduate	247	33.8%
Some college or associate's	217	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	10	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone98.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	604	98.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	285	47.2%
15 to 29 min	210	34.8%
30 to 44 min	51	8.4%
45 to 59 min	58	9.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 41.3% (423 of 1,025)

	Count	Share
Family households	372	71.3%
Nonfamily households	150	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	522	97.0%
Vacant	16	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	177	33.9%
Renter-occupied	345	66.1%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	380	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	3.3%
5 to 19 units	17	3.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	123	22.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3703640
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3084, -82.4412