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Barker Heights, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Barker Heights is a Census CDP of 1,074 people across 0.98 square miles of land, in Henderson County. Median household income is $29,277, 40.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Barker Heights
What Barker Heights is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.98 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,093 plus or minus 472
- County holding the largest share of its areaHenderson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Barker Heights
- Population1,074 plus or minus 464
- Median age47.3
- Population under 18177 plus or minus 120
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Population 65 and over106 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over9.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Households520 plus or minus 199
- Family households367 plus or minus 202
- Share of households that are families70.6 percent plus or minus 27.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Barker Heights
- Median household income$29,277 plus or minus $11,640
- Per capita income$19,420 plus or minus $5,659
- Civilian labor force667 plus or minus 277
- Employed645 plus or minus 280
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over869 plus or minus 355
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher57.4 percent plus or minus 29.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Barker Heights
- Housing units529 plus or minus 198
- Occupied units520 plus or minus 199
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied212 plus or minus 90
- Renter occupied308 plus or minus 207
- Ownership rate40.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$190,300 plus or minus $40,124
- Single family units295 plus or minus 84
- Share single family55.8 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more3.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes216 plus or minus 202
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Barker Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute641 plus or minus 281
- Commuting under 15 minutes377 plus or minus 229
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.8 percent plus or minus 24.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more145 plus or minus 106
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.6 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Drove alone99.4 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Henderson County, not Barker Heights
Henderson County context, not Barker Heights figures
- Establishments in Henderson County3,085
- Covered employment, Henderson County44,207
- Average annual pay, Henderson County$54,106
- Housing units permitted, Henderson County1,610
Every figure in this section is published for Henderson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Barker Heights.
All Henderson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Barker Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Barker Heights, North Carolina?
1,074, in 520 households. Barker Heights CDP covers 0.98 square miles of land, which is 1,093 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Barker Heights in?
Henderson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Barker Heights?
$29,277. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $190,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Barker Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Henderson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Barker Heights.
Is zoning published for Barker Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.