Robeson County, NC

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Lumberton, NC
Designated Market Area: Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Native American Lands

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Tracts in Robeson County, NC

2022 population: 116,663 ( 17,505 from 2010 , 147 from 2020)
Land area: 947.3 square miles
Population density: 123.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	27,700	23.74%	23.4%
Black:	26,935	23.09%	16.7%
Indian:	46,526	39.88%	8.5%
Asian:	788	0.68%	23.6%
2+ races:	3,225	2.76%	19.5%
Hispanic:	11,489	9.85%	5.1%

Total non-White:	88,963	76.26%	9.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,984	17.1
Deaths:	4,048	17.4
Net Migration:	38	0.2
Net Immigration:	158	0.7

Change in White population:	-8,460	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-9,045	-6.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
134,168
36,160	26.95%
32,347	24.11%
50,866	37.91%
1,031	0.77%
2,699	2.01%
10,932	8.15%
98,008	73.05%

2000
123,339
37,999	30.81%
30,827	24.99%
46,459	37.67%
432	0.35%
1,427	1.16%
5,994	4.86%
85,340	69.19%

1990
105,179
37,937	36.07%
26,204	24.91%
40,305	38.32%
116	0.11%
n/a
617	0.59%
67,242	63.93%

1980
101,610
39,946	39.31%
25,283	24.88%
34,909	34.36%
161	0.16%
n/a
1,171	1.15%
61,664	60.69%

1970
84,842
36,186	42.65%
22,487	26.50%
25,567	30.13%
74	0.09%
n/a
387	0.46%
48,656	57.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
19,524	15.8
11,037	8.9
-4,952	-4.0
3,556	2.9

-1,839	-1.5
12,668	10.3

Number	Rate
1990's
19,828	18.9
10,659	10.1
2,478	2.4
387	0.4

62	0.1
18,098	17.2

Number	Rate
1980's
18,093	17.8
9,278	9.1
-8,002	-7.9
n/a

-2,009	-2.0
5,578	5.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,190	3.8
n/a

3,760	4.4
13,008	15.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Robeson County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.8
29,302	25.1%
87,361	74.9%
18,433	15.8%

42,509
2.68

27,726	65.2%
16,222	58.5%
4,258	15.4%
14,783	34.8%

2010
Number	Percent
34.4
35,927	26.8%
98,241	73.2%
15,078	11.2%

47,997
2.71

33,921	70.7%
19,891	58.6%
5,843	17.2%
14,076	29.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.4
35,708	29.0%
87,631	71.0%
12,255	9.9%

43,628
2.75

32,234	73.9%
20,939	65.0%
5,423	16.8%
11,394	26.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.4
32,317	30.7%
72,862	69.3%
11,207	10.7%

36,152
2.85

27,608	76.4%
19,129	69.3%
4,216	15.3%
8,544	23.6%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
35,449	34.9%
66,161	65.1%
9,370	9.2%

31,237
3.20

25,241	80.8%
18,921	75.0%
3,054	12.1%
5,996	19.2%

2022 Housing Data for Robeson County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,845	11.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,714	8.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,784	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,831	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,881	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,285	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,188	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,873	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,784	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,113	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,558	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,557	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,334	5.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,581	3.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,332	3.1%
$200,000 or more	849	2.0%

Median Household Income	39,393
Per Capita Income	21,998

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,508	8.3%
Public Assistance	606	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13,010	30.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	38,109	56.5%
Unemployed	2,829	4.2%
In Armed Forces	116	0.2%

Total Labor Force	41,054	60.9%
Not in Labor Force	26,383	39.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	16,657	15,317	52.1%
Non-Profit	724	1,218	37.3%
Self-Employed	2,180	762	74.1%

Local Government	928	1,706	35.2%
State Government	1,060	2,323	31.3%
Federal Government	324	391	45.3%

Total Private + Self	18,837	16,079	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,036	5,638	35.0%
Total	21,873	21,717	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,224	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,708	17.7%
Professional, Technical	7,681	17.6%
Service Occupations	8,415	19.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	473	1.1%
All others	15,590	35.7%

White Collar		45.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	7,360	16.9%
Manufacturing	7,249	16.6%
Construction	4,591	10.5%
Retail trade	4,452	10.2%
Educational services	4,258	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	2,791	6.4%
Public administration	2,185	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,062	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	1,865	4.3%
Other services	1,729	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,039	2.4%
Finance and insurance	996	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	757	1.7%
Wholesale trade	689	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	482	1.1%
Utilities	378	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	361	0.8%
Information	342	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	32	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,966	6.78%
Puerto Rican	522	0.44%
Cuban	118	0.10%
Dominican	13	0.01%

Total Central American	1,669	1.42%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,075	0.91%
Honduran	219	0.19%
Nicaraguan	9	0.01%
Panamanian	132	0.11%
Salvadoran	234	0.20%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	18	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	2	0.00%
Ecuadorian	4	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	12	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	699	0.59%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	215	0.18%
Indian	154	0.13%
Filipino	121	0.10%
Chinese	110	0.09%
Hmong	74	0.06%
Korean	28	0.02%
Japanese	3	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	100,349	91.4%
Spanish	8,171	7.4%
Other	309	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	257	0.2%
Other Indo-European	217	0.2%
Chinese	103	0.1%
Vietnamese	81	0.1%
German, other Germanic	78	0.1%
Tagalog	71	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	25,578	21.8%
English	3,331	2.8%
Irish	1,978	1.7%
German	1,517	1.3%
Scottish	1,193	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	837	0.7%
Italian	556	0.5%
French	312	0.3%
European	310	0.3%
African	239	0.2%
British	198	0.2%
Norwegian	194	0.2%
Polish	185	0.2%
Scandinavian	107	0.1%
Welsh	99	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	113,676	96.7%
Not a citizen	3,897	3.3%

Native	112,435	95.6%
Foreign-born	5,138	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,124	6.8%	11,305	14.9%	25,610	33.7%	22,754	30.0%	7,243	9.5%	3,849	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,124	6.8%
9-12 Years	11,305	14.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	25,610	33.7%
Some College	22,754	30.0%
Bach. Degree	7,243	9.5%
Grad Degree	3,849	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	49,239	45,500	3,739	7.6%	4.1%
1991	51,307	46,575	4,732	9.2%	5.9%
1992	53,970	48,189	5,781	10.7%	6.3%
1993	54,683	50,137	4,546	8.3%	5.1%
1994	54,533	50,346	4,187	7.7%	4.4%
1995	54,992	50,209	4,783	8.7%	4.4%
1996	55,738	50,480	5,258	9.4%	4.4%
1997	56,735	52,148	4,587	8.1%	3.8%
1998	56,102	51,745	4,357	7.8%	3.5%
1999	55,387	50,787	4,600	8.3%	3.3%

2000	53,652	50,025	3,627	6.8%	3.7%
2001	52,285	47,140	5,145	9.8%	5.6%
2002	52,416	47,110	5,306	10.1%	6.9%
2003	52,820	48,121	4,699	8.9%	6.7%
2004	52,283	48,308	3,975	7.6%	5.9%
2005	52,780	48,951	3,829	7.3%	5.6%
2006	54,143	50,544	3,599	6.6%	5.1%
2007	57,102	53,299	3,803	6.7%	5.1%
2008	56,158	51,685	4,473	8.0%	6.2%
2009	56,425	49,426	6,999	12.4%	11.0%

2010	54,029	46,706	7,323	13.6%	10.7%
2011	53,753	46,111	7,642	14.2%	10.3%
2012	53,328	46,099	7,229	13.6%	9.5%
2013	52,139	46,133	6,006	11.5%	7.8%
2014	51,074	46,378	4,696	9.2%	6.1%
2015	50,978	46,709	4,269	8.4%	5.7%
2016	50,401	46,394	4,007	8.0%	5.1%
2017	50,112	46,841	3,271	6.5%	4.5%
2018	49,731	46,756	2,975	6.0%	4.0%
2019	50,631	48,009	2,622	5.2%	3.8%

2020	49,951	45,531	4,420	8.8%	7.3%
2021	47,939	44,307	3,632	7.6%	4.9%
2022	48,162	45,517	2,645	5.5%	3.7%
2023	48,220	45,824	2,396	5.0%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	48,811
Median Value	$87,700

Occupied	42,509	87.1%
Vacant	6,302	12.9%

Owned	27,881	65.6%
Rented	14,628	34.4%
Median Rent	$741

Single-Family Units	26,002	53.3%
Detached	25,333	51.9%
Attached	669	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,904	3.9%
Mobile Homes	18,245	37.4%

Robeson County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Robeson County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Robeson County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Robeson County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Robeson County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Robeson County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Robeson County, NC