What percentage of people rent in Barbecue, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Barbecue, NC, 2020–2024
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18.3% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Barbecue, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 339 renting households against 1,518 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.3% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 339 (±158)
Median renter income: $82,957 (±$46,645)

Who rents and who owns in Barbecue

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Barbecue	Harnett County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.3% (±8.3 points)	29.0% (±1.6 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	339 (±158)	14,441 (±832)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,518 (±340)	35,404 (±862)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.3 (±1.0)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$82,957 (±$46,645)	$46,507 (±$4,549)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,235 (±$8,762)	$81,053 (±$2,973)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Barbecue, the renter share is lower than in Harnett County (29.0%).

It is also lower than in North Carolina (33.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Harnett County, Barbecue ranks 9 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 490 of 663.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Households that rent in places near Barbecue

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Barbecue
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Barbecue	—	18.3% (±8.3 points)	—
Spout Springs	3.6 mi	25.4% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Anderson Creek	5.5 mi	29.5% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Broadway	9.2 mi	21.5% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Lake	10 mi	80.2% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Cameron	12 mi	19.1% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sanford	14 mi	46.7% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Lillington	14 mi	36.9% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Vass	15 mi	28.2% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Anderson Creek, NC (29.5%), Spring Lake, NC (80.2%), Sanford, NC (46.7%).

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

Households that rent across Harnett County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Dunn	46.0% (±4.7 points)
4	Lillington	36.9% (±7.9 points)
5	Angier	30.2% (±7.5 points)
6	Anderson Creek	29.5% (±3.4 points)
7	Erwin	28.6% (±7.9 points)
8	Spout Springs	25.4% (±8.2 points)
9	Barbecue	18.3% (±8.3 points)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Harnett County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Barbecue

How many renters are there in Barbecue?

Barbecue has an estimated 339 (±158) renting households, 18.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Barbecue?

A renting household in Barbecue has 4.3 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Barbecue?

The median renting household in Barbecue, NC has an income of $82,957 (±$46,645) a year, against $79,235 for households that own their home.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Barbecue CDP, North Carolina (place:03530, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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