CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lumberton

North Carolina · 18,707 residents · 18.2 sq mi

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With 18,707 people, Lumberton is a city in North Carolina. The poverty rate is 29.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 29% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Median home value sits at $49,200. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Households take in $19,030 at the median, 37% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,707

−10%vs 2000

vs 20,795 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

18.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,502)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(1,448)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,403)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,324)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,234)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(2,767)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,477)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,906)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,760)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(1,614)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(862)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(410)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,030

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,782 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,704

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,504 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.1%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,200

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.7% in 2000

43.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic46.8%(9,742)

Black35.3%(7,333)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(686)

Asian0.9%(187)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.1%(10,679)

Black30.4%(5,690)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(41)

Asian0.3%(53)

Other12.2%(2,285)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American5.9%(1,108)

Guatemalan5.2%(984)

Mexican4.7%(886)

Puerto Rican0.9%(162)

Honduran0.6%(107)

South American0.3%(62)

Colombian0.3%(62)

Dominican0.3%(54)

Spaniard0.2%(40)

Cuban0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(141)

Cambodian0.2%(47)

Chinese0.2%(39)

Korean0.2%(35)

Vietnamese0.1%(12)

Asian Indian0.1%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(18)

Samoan0.1%(18)

Ancestry

American32.9%(6,201)

English4.2%(788)

Irish3%(559)

West Indian1.8%(340)

Haitian1.7%(317)

German1.6%(296)

Scottish1.1%(216)

Subsaharan African1%(189)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(154)

Italian0.8%(147)

Arab0.7%(141)

French0.4%(78)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.4%(73)

French Canadian0.3%(55)

British0.3%(54)

Ukrainian0.2%(45)

Jordanian0.2%(44)

Norwegian0.2%(35)

Palestinian0.1%(27)

Hungarian0.1%(27)

Greek0.1%(23)

Welsh0.1%(23)

Jamaican0.1%(23)

Swedish0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Canadian0.1%(11)

Russian0%(9)

Nigerian0%(9)

Dutch0%(7)

Danish0%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.6%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.1 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 14.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.8%(2,883)

Married37.3%(2,402)

Widowed3.5%(227)

Divorced14.3%(922)

Women 15+

Never married41.2%(3,198)

Married30.4%(2,358)

Widowed13.6%(1,057)

Divorced14.7%(1,140)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.8%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.8%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.0%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)16.7%(145)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(171)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.3%(177)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(61)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 870 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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