Cumberland County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Cumberland County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Cumberland County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Cumberland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	338,545	10,730,404	334,922,499	217th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,291	$72,388	$80,734	1953rd of 3,221
Median Age	32.0	39.1	38.9	3130th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.8%	35.7%	35.7%	944th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$199,200	$288,900	$332,700	1411th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,222	$1,228	$1,413	505th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.7%	13.0%	12.5%	976th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.6%	4.7%	5.2%	331st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	518.8	220.7	n/a	325th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.8%	9.1%	14.1%	690th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.9	n/a	n/a	2190th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.0%	66.6%	65.2%	3109th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.6	25.1	26.4	2228th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.7%	16.3%	15.1%	1884th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1397th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.1%	47.2%	46.9%	2786th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.5%	n/a	n/a	604th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cumberland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	39.8%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.7%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	36.7%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	68.6	58.4	61.4

Age in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cumberland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	32.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.1%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	12.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.6%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.2%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cumberland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	129,758	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.5%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.1%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.4%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.1%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.4%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cumberland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,657	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.3%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.7%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.6%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cumberland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	143,798	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.7%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.8%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	45.0%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,850	$1,896	n/a

Education in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cumberland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.7%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.4%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.8%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.1%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cumberland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.6%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.6%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.1%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cumberland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	44.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.8%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.5%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.6%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.8%	10.0%	16.7%

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