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Thompson township, Robeson County, NC

1,595 Population
26.2 square miles 60.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.3 ±9.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Robeson County: 36.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,098 ±$12,981 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Robeson County: $23,672 ±$777
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,389 ±$19,744 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Robeson County: $41,978 ±$1,323
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

35.5% ±21.8% (566  ±380) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Robeson County: 27.2% 30,870 (±1.2% / ±1,317)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.5 minutes ±5.6 (11,605  ±4,855) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Robeson County: 25.3 1,029,745 (±0.6 / ±34,731)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

552 ±164 Number of households
  • Robeson County: 43,134 ±344
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±1.2 (1,595  ±431) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Robeson County: 2.6 113,405 (±0 / ±83)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.2% ±8.2% (30  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Robeson County: 4.7% † 1,275 (±0.8% / ±226)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

599 ±172 Number of housing units
  • Robeson County: 49,111 ±71
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$98,400 ±$28,982 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Robeson County: $94,500 ±$2,445
  • about one-third of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

1.6% ±1.9% (25  ±30.4) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Robeson County: 6.1% † 7,085 (±0.6% / ±727.6)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

55.3% ±22.5% (620  ±167.9) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Robeson County: 80% 59,905 (±1.7% / ±1,288.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.1% ±4.7% (169  ±73.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Robeson County: 14.7% 10,997 (±0.8% / ±588.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±1.1% (15  ±18) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Robeson County: 5.5% 6,446
  • about 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.7% ±3.1% (34  ±40) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Robeson County: 6.3% 5,437 (±0.5% / ±453)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
34 Total veterans ±40 30 Male ±39 4 Female ±8

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