Cumberland County vs. Robeson County

	Cumberland County (NC)	Robeson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	332,330	131,831
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.0%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	319,433	134,229
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	319,431	134,168
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.6%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.9%	15.2%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.8%
White alone, percent	51.1%	30.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	39.0%	23.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.8%	41.7%
Asian alone, percent	2.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	4.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.9%	9.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.6%	25.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	43,870	6,775
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	147,109	53,185
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	51.0%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$132,500	$74,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,213	$986
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$430	$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$922	$626
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.2%	8.8%
Building permits, 2018	575	106
Households, 2014-2018	124,418	45,969
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	78.5%	91.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.6%	7.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.5%	71.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.7%	54.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.7%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.0%	13.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.8%	18.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.6%	50.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.1%	47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	629,426	139,055
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,106,467	580,993
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,827,013	3,081,397
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,028,764	604,365
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,374,210	1,395,642
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,499	$10,300
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.0	24.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,716	$33,679
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,301	$17,881
Persons in poverty, percent	17.0%	24.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,678	1,815
Total employment, 2017	93,171	31,627
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,254,363	1,009,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.8%	-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	18,176	7,297
All firms, 2012	21,117	9,090
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,155	4,509
Women-owned firms, 2012	8,867	4,105
Minority-owned firms, 2012	8,774	5,540
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	11,540	3,296
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,095	1,151
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	16,822	7,619
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.7%	14.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	26.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.9%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	489.7	141.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	652.32	949.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cumberland county (NC) and Robeson county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.