City in Robeson County, North Carolina · 18.2 sq mi · 1,045 people per sq mi
About 19,000 people live in Lumberton. The typical household earns $42,877, and the median resident is 34.6 years old.
2026 projection
From 18,904 in 2020
Poverty rate 30.81%
Men 33.7 · Women 35.6
1800–2026
18,967
2026 projection
0.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1800–2026
18,967
2026 projection
0.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 18,967 | +12 | 0.06% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,955 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2024 | 18,955 | -24 | 0.13% |
| 2023 | 18,979 | +159 | 0.84% |
| 2022 | 18,820 | -40 | 0.21% |
| 2021 | 18,860 | -44 | 0.23% |
| 2020 | 18,904 | -1,602 | 7.81% |
| 2019 | 20,506 | -280 | 1.35% |
| 2018 | 20,786 | -203 | 0.97% |
| 2017 | 20,989 | -195 | 0.92% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 189 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 3 residents
30% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 30% | 34% | 27% |
| Never married | 43% | 45% | 41% |
| Divorced | 15% | 14% | 15% |
| Widowed | 9% | 4% | 14% |
| Separated | 4% | 4% | 4% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau