Lumberton.
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North Carolina·Robeson County
12 tracts·10K people·$153K median·555/mi²
Black 40 · White 30 · Hispanic 13 · Other 13 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2
Other 37 · Living alone 36 · Married couple 26
Health 34 · Retail 17 · Public admin 17 · Professional 16 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 6 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 84 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 5 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lumberton is $152,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Lumberton has 18,859 residents across 4 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.6; the population is 40.0% Black, 30.2% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Other, 3.0% Multiracial and 1.5% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 30.8% (Census ACS).
Tanglewood Elementary (61%), Rowland Norment Elementary (41%) and W H Knuckles (37%) lead the elementary schools; Lumberton Junior is the middle school with reported scores (28%); PSRC Early College at RCC (89%) and Lumberton Senior High (50%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $866/month, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lumberton is $42,877 a year, 50% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lumberton, median rent is $866/month and the median home value is $152,600 (Census ACS).
Lumberton reported 20.2 violent crimes and 119.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lumberton are strong wind (97), tornado (97) and inland flooding (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lumberton, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).