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Robeson County, NC

116,663 Population
947.3 square miles 123.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$22,425 ±$1,959 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $38,701 ±$391
  • about half the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$38,610 ±$2,509 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $67,481 ±$623
  • about half the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

26.5% ±2.4% (29,956  ±2,685) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,329,157 (±0.3% / ±34,584)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

24.4 minutes ±0.6 (1,020,280  ±34,024) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

43,716 ±777 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,299,266 ±15,150
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0.1 (113,155  ±267) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 † 10,417,729 (±129.2 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

4% ±1.8% (1,080  ±478) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 129,267 (±0.3% / ±6,987)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

49,056 ±110 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,892,627 ±1,041
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$83,500 ±$5,360 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in North Carolina: $280,600 ±$2,083
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

6.7% ±1.6% (7,685  ±1,835.6) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,346,000 (±0.3% / ±33,890.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

81.3% ±3.6% (60,704  ±2,678.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,649,400 (±0.6% / ±43,783.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
16.4% ±1.7% (12,210  ±1,253.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.9% 2,647,999 (±0.4% / ±26,529.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

3.7% ±17,678.7% (4,331  ±999) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% † 916,787 (±445% / ±18,841)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

5.3% ±0.9% (4,613  ±750) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.5% 620,969 (±0.2% / ±12,934)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
4,613 Total veterans ±750 3,990 Male ±701 623 Female ±297

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