Demographics of Lumberton city, North Carolina

Lumberton city, North Carolina had 18,955 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +51 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lumberton city, in four figures

18,955
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,859 ±42.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +51 people.; 34.6 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,877 ±$5,546
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lumberton city, North Carolina's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lumberton city, 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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The figures

Lumberton city, North Carolina's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lumberton city, 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	18,904	100.0	100.0
2021	18,860	99.8	100.2
2022	18,820	99.6	100.7
2023	18,979	100.4	101.6
2024	18,955	100.3	102.5
2025	18,955	100.3	103.1

Population of Lumberton city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,904	—
2021	18,860	−44
2022	18,820	−40
2023	18,979	+159
2024	18,955	−24
2025	18,955	0

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.6 ±1.9: for men 33.7 ±1.8 and for women 35.6 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lumberton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,583 ±226	8.4% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,835 ±382	20.3% ±2.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,453 ±220	7.7% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,036 ±382	26.7% ±2.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,897 ±329	20.7% ±1.7	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,055 ±276	16.2% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,877 ±$5,546, and income per person $24,340 ±$1,876, 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 Lumberton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,323 ±277	33.7% ±3.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,647 ±233	23.9% ±3.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,167 ±209	16.9% ±3.0	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	687 ±153	10.0% ±2.2	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	587 ±121	8.5% ±1.7	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	228 ±72	3.3% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	262 ±73	3.8% ±1.0	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 Lumberton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	5,383 ±626	30.8% ±3.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,084 ±317	39.1% ±4.5	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,270 ±293	27.1% ±3.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,029 ±202	27.3% ±4.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lumberton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lumberton city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	8,322 ±268	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.9% ±1.7	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.1% ±1.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.9% ±3.4	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.1% ±3.1	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,600 ±$11,889	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$866 ±$58	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	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 Lumberton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,383 ±448	12.6% ±2.4	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,703 ±432	30.2% ±2.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,551 ±541	40.0% ±2.9	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	290 ±142	1.5% ±0.8	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,342 ±396	12.4% ±2.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	562 ±187	3.0% ±1.0	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 Lumberton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	13,746 ±494	72.9% ±2.6	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,247 ±355	17.2% ±1.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	103 to 321	0.5% to 1.7%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,654 ±363	8.8% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	324 ±116	1.7% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,330 ±345	7.1% ±1.8	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Lumberton city among the places of North Carolina

55th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Lumberton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lexington city	19,690 ±98
Harrisburg town	19,633 ±31
Mebane city	19,538 ±34
Kinston city	19,505 ±26
Elizabeth City city	18,871 ±65
Lumberton city	18,859 ±42
Lenoir city	18,299 ±64
Pinehurst village	18,256 ±38
Mount Holly city	18,208 ±41
Graham city	18,048 ±35
Hope Mills town	17,939 ±49

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in North Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 25 Places by poverty rate
No. 25 Places in North Carolina by foreign-born share
No. 73 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 106 Places in North Carolina by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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