What percentage of people rent in Barker Heights, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Barker Heights, NC, 2020–2024
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59.2% (±23.2 points) of the occupied homes in Barker Heights, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 308 renting households against 212 that own their home.

In Barker Heights, the share of households that rent went from 55.7% in 2015–2019 to 59.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 59.2% (±23.2 points)
Renting households: 308 (±207)
Median renter income: $28,945 (±$777)

Who rents and who owns in Barker Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Barker Heights	Henderson County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	59.2% (±23.2 points)	25.0% (±1.5 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	308 (±207)	12,756 (±817)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	212 (±90)	38,311 (±892)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
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

In Barker Heights, the renter share is higher than in Henderson County (25.0%).

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

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

In Henderson County, Barker Heights ranks 1 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 25 of 663.

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

How renting in Barker Heights has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	55.7% (±11.2 points)	59.2% (±23.2 points)	+3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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.

Households that rent in places near Barker Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Barker Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Barker Heights	—	59.2% (±23.2 points)	—
Hendersonville	1.3 mi	53.9% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
East Flat Rock	2.4 mi	35.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Flat Rock	2.9 mi	4.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Valley Hill	3.1 mi	20.1% (±13.5 points)	Lower
Laurel Park	3.5 mi	13.5% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Balfour	4.1 mi	22.0% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Dana	4.6 mi	16.2% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Mountain Home	5.5 mi	24.6% (±11.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Flat Rock, NC (4.7%), Valley Hill, NC (20.1%), Laurel Park, NC (13.5%).

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

Households that rent across Henderson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Barker Heights	59.2% (±23.2 points)
2	Hendersonville	53.9% (±4.5 points)
3	Edneyville	45.6% (±12.0 points)
4	East Flat Rock	35.9% (±9.4 points)
5	Mountain Home	24.6% (±11.5 points)
6	Fruitland	22.9% (±13.9 points)
7	Balfour	22.0% (±9.4 points)

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

How many renters are there in Barker Heights?

Barker Heights has an estimated 308 (±207) renting households, 59.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Barker Heights?

In Barker Heights, the share of households that rent went from 55.7% in 2015–2019 to 59.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Barker Heights?

A renting household in Barker Heights has 2.2 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned 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 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 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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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.