Census place 3739700

Lumberton

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Lumberton city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Lumberton.

According to the 2025 estimate, Lumberton has a population of 18,955 and 1,039 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 93 covered North Carolina places are: median home value is $152,600, below the comparison median of $309,100; population density is 1,039/sq mi, below the comparison median of 1,644/sq mi; and median household income is $42,877, below the comparison median of $66,738. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$152,600
Below the comparison median of $309,100
population density
1,039/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 1,644/sq mi
median household income
$42,877
Below the comparison median of $66,738

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Lumberton's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
18,955
2025 estimate
Annual change
0%
Population estimate
Density
1,039/sq mi
18.2 sq mi land area
Median age
34.6 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$42,877
Median home value
$152,600
Median gross rent
$866
Bachelor’s degree or higher
19.2%
Typical commute
19.5 min
Drive-alone commute
84.2%
Public transit commute
0.4%
Walked to work
0.8%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
56.1%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
48.7%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
47.5%
Unemployed residents 16+
2.8%
Working from home
4.1%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
83.8%
Homes built 2020+
1.2%
Households without a vehicle
12.9%
Households with children
34.7%
Residents with a disability
16%
Residents without insurance
14.8%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Robeson County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
15
Hurricane declarations
11
Severe Storm declarations
2
Tropical Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: LUMBERTON RGNL AP (3 mi from place center)
Average high
74°F
Average low
52.9°F
Annual rainfall
42.6"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Lumberton.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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