Census Reporter

Robeson County, NC

130,625 Population
947.3 square miles 137.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$18,836 ±$1,851 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $32,021 ±$259
  • about half the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$35,035 ±$3,180 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $57,341 ±$611
  • about half the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

31.9% ±3.1% (40,606  ±3,902) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13.6% 1,386,122 (±0.3% / ±34,891)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

24.4 minutes ±0.7 (1,153,305  ±41,510) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 24.8 111,158,735 (±0.1 / ±446,673)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

46,272 ±863 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,046,348 ±15,467
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.8 ±0.1 (127,065  ±803) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,207,193 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.1% ±1.5% (1,274  ±447) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 129,358 (±0.3% / ±7,231)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

53,398 ±302 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,748,148 ±509
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$73,600 ±$6,859 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $193,200 ±$1,582
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

7.2% ±1.5% (9,332  ±1,951.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 14.8% 1,537,525 (±0.4% / ±35,831.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

78.1% ±3.6% (66,569  ±3,054.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 88.6% 6,368,153 (±0.6% / ±41,056.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
14.8% ±1.7% (12,639  ±1,474.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 32.3% 2,321,185 (±0.3% / ±23,254.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

4.6% ±0.7% (6,015  ±858) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 8.4% 884,631 (±0.2% / ±20,561)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6.7% ±1% (6,591  ±1,003) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.9% 641,993 (±0.2% / ±12,304)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
6,591 Total veterans ±1,003 6,007 Male ±910 584 Female ±321

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