What kinds of homes are in Barbecue, NC?

Name: Types of homes in Barbecue, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Barbecue, NC has 1,872 (±334) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 330 homes per square mile of land.

87.1% are detached single-family houses.

0.0% are in buildings of two to four units.

3.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 1,872 (±334)
Detached houses: 87.1%
2–4 unit buildings: 0.0%
5+ unit buildings: 3.3%

Homes in Barbecue by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Barbecue	Harnett County	North Carolina	United States
Single-family, detached	87.1% (±7.9 points)	71.1%	65.3%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	0.0% (±2.2 points)	3.0%	4.8%	6.2%
2 units	0.0% (±2.2 points)	2.1%	2.0%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.0% (±2.2 points)	3.0%	2.7%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±2.2 points)	1.7%	4.0%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	3.3% (±4.6 points)	0.6%	4.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.5%	6.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	9.6% (±8.0 points)	18.0%	11.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

In Barbecue, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Harnett County (2.8%).

It is also lower than in North Carolina (14.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Barbecue

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Barbecue
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Barbecue	—	3.3% (±5.6 points)	—
Spout Springs	3.6 mi	0.0% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Anderson Creek	5.5 mi	3.3% (±1.3 points)	Not measurably different
Broadway	9.2 mi	0.0% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Lake	10 mi	30.7% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Cameron	12 mi	0.0% (±39.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sanford	14 mi	17.3% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Lillington	14 mi	8.8% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Vass	15 mi	1.6% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Spring Lake, NC (30.7%), Sanford, NC (17.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Harnett County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Buies Creek	22.7% (±9.7 points)
2	Dunn	11.2% (±3.0 points)
3	Coats	9.9% (±8.7 points)
4	Lillington	8.8% (±4.9 points)
5	Angier	5.8% (±3.5 points)
6 (tie)	Anderson Creek	3.3% (±1.3 points)
6 (tie)	Barbecue	3.3% (±5.6 points)
8	Erwin	1.9% (±3.0 points)
9	Spout Springs	0.0% (±1.9 points)

Barbecue is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Barbecue

How many homes are in Barbecue?

Barbecue, NC has an estimated 1,872 (±334) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Barbecue houses or apartments?

87.1% are detached houses and 0.0% attached houses, while 3.3% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Barbecue?

0.0% of homes in Barbecue are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Barbecue CDP, North Carolina

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Barbecue CDP, North Carolina (place:03530, in state:37).

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.