Robeson County

Robeson County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	116,530
County Seat	Robeson County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	155
Num Towns	21
Census-Designated Places	7
Total Town Population	33,162
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	117,573
Median Age	36.8
Veterans	5,828
Housing Units	48,811
Uninsured	1,675
Net Migration (recent)	1,552
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,791
Total Employees	31,063
Avg Annual Pay	$45,957
Median Household Income	$39,393
Poverty Rate	27.1%
Unemployment Rate	6.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$45,814
Federal Spending FY2024	$891,643,055
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,652

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$87,700
Median Rent	$741
FMR Studio	$718
FMR 1BR	$734
FMR 2BR	$930
FMR 3BR	$1,182
FMR 4BR	$1,362

Health & Safety

Hospitals	21
EMS Stations	63
Fire Stations	63
Police Stations	63
Adult Smoking	26.5%
Adult Obesity	44.6%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	43.0
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	21
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	21

Community

Churches	157
Libraries	21
Historic Places (NRHP)	24
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	276
SNAP Stores	210
Bank Branches	32

Agriculture

Total Farms	732
Land in Farms (acres)	144,613
Avg Farm Size (acres)	197.6
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-26
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-06
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
DR	TROPICAL STORM ETA	2021-03-03
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-10-04
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03
DR	HURRICANE FLORENCE	2018-09-14

Detailed Topics

Communities in Robeson County

Lumberton — pop 19,025
Pembroke — pop 2,823
Fairmont — pop 2,191
Maxton — pop 2,110
St. Pauls — pop 2,045
Barker Ten Mile — pop 937
Rowland — pop 885
Prospect — pop 873
Parkton — pop 504
Elrod — pop 391
Rennert — pop 275
Shannon — pop 217
Raemon — pop 197
Proctorville — pop 121
Wakulla — pop 112
Marietta — pop 111
McDonald — pop 94
Lumber Bridge — pop 82
Raynham — pop 60
Orrum — pop 59
Rex — pop 50

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.