Demographics of Robeson County, North Carolina

Robeson County, North Carolina had 119,941 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,961 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.

Robeson County, in four figures

119,941
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +3,961 people.; 36.4 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,978 ±$1,323
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.

Robeson County, North Carolina's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Robeson 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Robeson County, North Carolina's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Robeson 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	115,980	100.0	100.0
2021	115,889	99.9	100.2
2022	116,281	100.3	100.7
2023	118,005	101.7	101.6
2024	119,400	102.9	102.5
2025	119,941	103.4	103.1

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Population of Robeson 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	115,980	−562	−74	0	−429
2021	115,889	−91	−80	+44	−149
2022	116,281	+392	+3	+251	+225
2023	118,005	+1,724	+270	+711	+751
2024	119,400	+1,395	+261	+971	+175
2025	119,941	+541	+259	+445	−171

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±0.2: for men 34.6 ±0.2 and for women 38.4 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Robeson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	8,254 ±59	7.1% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,934 ±638	18.8% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	11,803 ±493	10.1% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	27,889 ±532	23.9% ±0.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	28,269 ±553	24.2% ±0.5	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,753 ±578	16.0% ±0.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,978 ±$1,323, and income per person $23,672 ±$777, 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 Robeson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	13,427 ±691	31.1% ±1.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,979 ±623	25.5% ±1.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,989 ±395	16.2% ±0.9	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,642 ±378	10.8% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,520 ±375	10.5% ±0.9	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,516 ±218	3.5% ±0.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,061 ±171	2.5% ±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 Robeson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	30,870 ±1,317	27.2% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,924 ±691	36.6% ±1.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	14,019 ±708	24.3% ±1.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,927 ±475	23.1% ±1.7	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Robeson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Robeson County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	49,111 ±71	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.8% ±0.7	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.2% ±0.7	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.8% ±1.3	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.2% ±1.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$94,500 ±$2,445	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$805 ±$22	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Robeson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,723 ±0	10.9% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,182 ±74	23.3% ±0.1	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	27,088 ±251	23.2% ±0.2	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	946 ±58	0.8% ±<0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	44,901 ±442	38.4% ±0.4	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	22 to 120	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	241 ±118	0.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,750 ±476	3.2% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Robeson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	92,503 ±1,005	79.1% ±0.9	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,958 ±942	14.5% ±0.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	995 ±202	0.9% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,446 ±527	5.5% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,582 ±263	1.4% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,864 ±486	4.2% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Robeson County among the counties of North Carolina

26th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Robeson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Orange County	152,498	+6.1%
Harnett County	150,137	+12.3%
Randolph County	149,516	+3.5%
Henderson County	122,375	+5.0%
Wayne County	122,278	+3.8%
Robeson County	119,941	+3.4%
Moore County	110,619	+10.3%
Craven County	105,025	+3.5%
Cleveland County	103,325	+3.4%
Nash County	99,365	+3.9%
Lincoln County	98,654	+13.2%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026