COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lumberton vs Corbin
PLACE A
Lumberton, NC
VS
PLACE B
Corbin, KY
Lumberton is 20% smaller than Corbin. Corbin earns more, with a median household income $5,266 higher. Corbin has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -13%).
LUMBERTONCORBINDIFFERENCE
Total population119,941150,040−20% vs Corbin
Population density12787+40
Population growth-13.1%1.2%−14.3 pts
Median age36.438.8−2.4
Male48.0%49.6%−1.6 pts
Female52.0%50.4%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born5.5%0.9%+4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic23.3%94.3%−71.0 pts
Black23.2%1.2%+22.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.9%1.8%+9.1 pts
Asian0.8%0.2%+0.6 pts
Other41.9%2.5%+39.4 pts
Median household income$41,978$47,244−$5,266
Per capita income$23,672$24,511−$839
Poverty rate27.2%26.8%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.472+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%17.3%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree5.1%8.2%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%5.7%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation50.9%49.7%+1.2 pts
Median home value$94,500$135,372−$40,872
Median gross rent$805$771+$34
Owner-occupied65.8%69.8%−4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.2%12.9%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households38.0%37.3%+0.7 pts
Average commute25.324.3+1.0
Worked from home4.2%9.1%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured14.2%7.2%+7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025