Robeson County, North Carolina

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

Robeson County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Robeson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	116,902	10,730,404	334,922,499	544th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,978	$72,388	$80,734	3030th of 3,221
Median Age	36.4	39.1	38.9	2824th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.7%	35.7%	35.7%	2862nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$94,500	$288,900	$332,700	3060th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$805	$1,228	$1,413	2065th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.2%	13.0%	12.5%	179th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	4.7%	5.2%	713th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	123.4	220.7	n/a	845th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.5%	9.1%	14.1%	902nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.3	n/a	n/a	2975th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.8%	66.6%	65.2%	2683rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.3	25.1	26.4	1355th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.2%	16.3%	15.1%	2876th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.9%	n/a	n/a	480th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.3%	47.2%	46.9%	3053rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.3%	n/a	n/a	2953rd 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 Robeson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Robeson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	23.3%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.9%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	38.4%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	73.2	58.4	61.4

Age in Robeson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Robeson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	36.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Robeson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Robeson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	43,134	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.7%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	28.8%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	41.8%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Robeson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Robeson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,672	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.1%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.5%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.5%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.2%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	53.6%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	32.6%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Robeson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Robeson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	49,111	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.9%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.2%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$820	$1,896	n/a

Education in Robeson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Robeson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	20.0%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.6%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.7%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Robeson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Robeson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.9%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.8%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Robeson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Robeson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.2%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.7%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.7%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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