What is the median household income in Barker Heights, NC?

Name: Income and affordability in Barker Heights, NC, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Barker Heights, NC is $29,277 (±$11,640) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $29,277 (±$11,640)
Median renter income: $28,945 (±$777)

Income in Barker Heights against Henderson County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Barker Heights	Henderson County	North Carolina	United States
Median household income	$29,277 (±$11,640)	$68,187 (±$3,678)	$72,388 (±$324)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$28,945 (±$777)	$46,217 (±$4,837)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$79,498 (±$3,285)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009
Median gross rent	—	$1,187 (±$55)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Barker Heights, median household income is lower than in Henderson County ($68,187).

It is also lower than in North Carolina ($72,388).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Henderson County, Barker Heights ranks 16 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 623 of 643.

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

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$147,000 (±$54,394)	$190,300 (±$40,124)	+29.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Barker Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Barker Heights
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Barker Heights	—	$29,277 (±$11,640)	—
Hendersonville	1.3 mi	$53,449 (±$2,835)	Higher
East Flat Rock	2.4 mi	$59,583 (±$8,659)	Higher
Flat Rock	2.9 mi	$95,098 (±$18,104)	Higher
Valley Hill	3.1 mi	$86,599 (±$10,748)	Higher
Laurel Park	3.5 mi	$90,000 (±$17,731)	Higher
Balfour	4.1 mi	$70,116 (±$16,992)	Higher
Dana	4.6 mi	$60,450 (±$17,111)	Higher
Mountain Home	5.5 mi	$83,083 (±$23,943)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hendersonville, NC ($53,449), East Flat Rock, NC ($59,583), Flat Rock, NC ($95,098).

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

Median household income across Henderson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
10	Dana	$60,450 (±$17,111)
11	East Flat Rock	$59,583 (±$8,659)
12	Edneyville	$53,818 (±$20,455)
13	Hendersonville	$53,449 (±$2,835)
14	Hoopers Creek	$52,315 (±$28,791)
15	Fruitland	$48,025 (±$14,521)
16	Barker Heights	$29,277 (±$11,640)

Showing 7 of 16 places in Henderson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Barker Heights 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 Barker Heights

What is the median household income in Barker Heights?

The median household income in Barker Heights is $29,277 (±$11,640) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What do renters earn in Barker Heights?

The median renting household in Barker Heights, NC earns $28,945 (±$777) a year.

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 Barker Heights CDP, North Carolina (place:03640, in state:37).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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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.