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Robeson County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Robeson County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Robeson County has a population of 118,624 and has contracted sharply, losing 12.4% of residents over five years, with a labor force participation rate of just 50.7% and unemployment at 6.3%, pointing to a constrained available workforce. Educational attainment is low — 14.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 78.9% have a high school diploma — though median worker earnings of $33,613 and a poverty rate of 28.8% reflect a low-cost, entry-level labor market. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $88,600 and median gross rent of $784 per month, against a median household income of $41,978.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

118,624

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$41,978

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-12.4% since 2018

Robeson County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone45,465 (38.9%)
  • White Alone28,260 (24.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone27,308 (23.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone9,445 (8.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,805 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,535 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,960
  2. 2.Other Indo-European353
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)235
  4. 4.Arabic212
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)96

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,437

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,061

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,925

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,047
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)7,004
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,635
  4. 4.Construction (Group)4,445
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,045

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,786
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations9,194
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations8,247
  4. 4.Service Occupations7,795
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,949

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.65×)7,035
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.46×)995
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.41×)4,185
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)11,212
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.09×)2,199

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$88,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$784/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9993,018 (10.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,591 (9.1%)
  • $60,000 to $69,9992,284 (8.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,163 (7.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,812 (6.4%)
  • $40,000 to $49,9991,605 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,613

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone36,204 (85.3%)
  • Carpooled3,135 (7.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,775 (4.2%)
  • Other618 (1.5%)
  • Walked519 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit138 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.