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Lumberton, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lumberton is $18,044, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lumberton median household income is $31,899, which has grown by 19.11% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 19.16% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lumberton residents spend 18.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #495

Lumberton, NC	18,044 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lumberton, NC	25,003 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lumberton, NC	27,500 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lumberton, NC	22,643 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #511

Lumberton, NC	31,899 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lumberton, NC	49,670 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #281

Lumberton, NC	19.11%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lumberton, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.23%	$17,106, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.15%	$15,485, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.24%	$2,037, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.30%	$17,841, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lumberton, NC	38,556 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lumberton, NC	57,846 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lumberton, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$46,019, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$21,968, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,821, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$46,000, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,656, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
One Race, Other	$43,083, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$37,976, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lumberton, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$13,516, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,656, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,331, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$25,709, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lumberton, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	16,720, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	7,877, 47.11%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,071, 51.68%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,071, 51.68%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,625, 89.04%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	446, 10.96%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,806, 48.32%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	8,843, 52.89%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,990, 45.12%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10, 0.11%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,980, 45.01%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,717, 93.39%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	263, 6.61%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,853, 54.88%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lumberton, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,269, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,175, 84.95%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	767, 10.55%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	24, 0.33%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	69, 0.95%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	182, 2.50%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	52, 0.72%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lumberton, NC	18.4 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lumberton, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,342	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	3,625, 49.37%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,055, 29.10%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	456, 12.58%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	568, 15.67%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 0.91%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	355, 9.79%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	893, 24.63%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	3,717, 50.63%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,329, 35.75%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	831, 22.36%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,053, 28.33%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	504, 13.56%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lumberton, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,342, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	59, 0.80%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	407, 5.54%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,438, 19.59%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	104, 1.42%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	899, 12.24%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	190, 2.59%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	62, 0.84%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	414, 5.64%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	371, 5.05%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,081, 28.34%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	524, 7.14%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	353, 4.81%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	440, 5.99%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lumberton, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,384	31.95%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,354	27.61%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.