Demographics of Cumberland County, North Carolina

Cumberland County, North Carolina had 338,473 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,473 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cumberland County, in four figures

338,473
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +1,473 people.; 32.0 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,291 ±$990
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cumberland County, North Carolina's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cumberland County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cumberland County, North Carolina's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cumberland County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	337,000	100.0	100.0
2021	339,459	100.7	100.2
2022	338,521	100.5	100.7
2023	337,635	100.2	101.6
2024	337,248	100.1	102.5
2025	338,473	100.4	103.1

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Population of Cumberland County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	337,000	+2,276	+531	+3	+1,975
2021	339,459	+2,459	+1,718	+269	+173
2022	338,521	−938	+1,755	+1,223	−3,904
2023	337,635	−886	+1,990	+1,664	−4,599
2024	337,248	−387	+1,957	+1,963	−4,313
2025	338,473	+1,225	+2,023	+1,318	−2,118

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.0 ±0.2: for men 29.7 ±0.1 and for women 34.7 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cumberland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	24,717 ±43	7.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	60,311 ±1,250	17.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	42,745 ±1,007	12.6% ±0.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	98,514 ±1,144	29.1% ±0.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	68,227 ±994	20.2% ±0.3	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	44,031 ±1,063	13.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,291 ±$990, and income per person $32,657 ±$589, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cumberland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	23,357 ±1,069	18.0% ±0.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	29,476 ±1,158	22.7% ±0.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	24,659 ±978	19.0% ±0.7	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	18,505 ±834	14.3% ±0.6	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	18,606 ±868	14.3% ±0.7	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,143 ±570	6.3% ±0.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,012 ±556	5.4% ±0.4	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cumberland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	53,555 ±2,445	16.7% ±0.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	18,609 ±1,218	22.3% ±1.4	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	26,268 ±1,351	14.8% ±0.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	8,678 ±609	14.4% ±1.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cumberland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cumberland County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	143,798 ±123	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±0.4	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±0.8	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±0.8	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$199,200 ±$3,438	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,222 ±$15	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±1	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cumberland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	42,995 ±0	12.7% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	134,847 ±652	39.8% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	124,301 ±1,308	36.7% ±0.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,682 ±409	2.6% ±0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,210 ±274	0.9% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,103 ±138	0.3% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,283 ±732	1.0% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	20,124 ±1,398	5.9% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cumberland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	149,254 ±2,606	44.1% ±0.8	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	151,552 ±2,394	44.8% ±0.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14,851 ±1,044	4.4% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22,888 ±1,231	6.8% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12,887 ±800	3.8% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,001 ±969	3.0% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cumberland County among the counties of North Carolina

6th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Cumberland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wake County	1,257,235	+11.2%
Mecklenburg County	1,233,383	+10.5%
Guilford County	562,234	+4.4%
Forsyth County	401,718	+5.0%
Durham County	347,240	+7.7%
Cumberland County	338,473	+0.4%
Buncombe County	277,417	+2.9%
Union County	267,674	+11.7%
Johnston County	256,448	+17.9%
Cabarrus County	249,725	+9.9%
Gaston County	246,558	+7.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026